La Fontaine de Barenton (the Barenton Spring)
Amazing real photographs of the miraculous rain-causing spring mentioned in Chrétien de Troyes’s Yvain and in Wace’s Roman de Rou.
Lancelot (extracts)
Passages in Old French from the 12th-century romance Lancelot or le Chevalier de la charrette by Chrétien de Troyes, with translations into English.
Love in Medieval Romance
How fin’ amors (“courtly love”) got along with marriage in medieval romance, and particularly in the romances of Chrétien de Troyes.
Nine Theses on Chrétien de Troyes
Want to start out right in your interpretation of the romances of Chrétien de Troyes? This web essay will help you do it.
Bisclavret
Bisclavret is the fourth of the Lays of Marie de France, in the order of the one manuscript that includes all twelve (British Library, Harley 978). It is a rousing tale of love, loyalty, betrayal, and lycanthropy.
Lanval
Lanval is the fifth of the Lays of Marie de France, in the order of the one manuscript that includes all twelve (British Museum, Harley 978). It is a classic fairy tale, featuring a fairy lady of the “high” (i.e., noble) variety, and is also notable for being situated at King Arthur’s court.
