This is a list of types of chivalric epics in medieval literature:
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Epic of Köroğlu — The Epic of Köroğlu (Turkish: Köroğlu destanı ) is a legend prominent in the oral traditions of the Turkic peoples. The legend first began to take shape sometime around the 11th century CE.The epic of Köroğlu exists in many variants in a number… … Wikipedia
Medieval Dutch literature — is the Dutch literature produced in the Low Countries from the earliest stages of the language up to the sixteenth century. Contents 1 Early stages 2 Influential writers 3 Chevalric era … Wikipedia
Thebaid (Latin poem) — The Thebaid is an epic poem composed by Statius in Latin during the silver age of Latin poetry in the late first century AD.HistoryThe Thebaid is an ancient, Latin epic written by Publius Papinius Statius (c. 45 – c. 96 AD). According to the last … Wikipedia
Orlando furioso — A poem written by Ludovico Ariosto while serving Duke Alfonso I d Este of Ferrara, first published in 1516. The poem is a chivalric epic that centers on the figure of Charlemagne and borrows from Arthurian legend to celebrate the d Este… … Dictionary of Renaissance art
Rosengarten zu Worms — The Rosengarten zu Worms is a 13th century Middle High German chivalric epic. The story connects characters surrounding the legend of Dietrich von Bern with those of the Nibelungenlied .Gippich is the lord of the rosegarden in Worms, and as… … Wikipedia
romance — (chivalric romance) The chivalric romance was the most popular literary form of the later European Middle Ages. The term romance originally referred to anything written in the Old French language, thus categorizing it as composed in a language … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
Spanish literature — Introduction the body of literary works produced in Spain. Such works fall into three major language divisions: Castilian, Catalan, and Galician. This article provides a brief historical account of each of these three literatures and… … Universalium
English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… … Universalium
German literature — Introduction German literature comprises the written works of the German speaking peoples of central Europe. It has shared the fate of German politics and history: fragmentation and discontinuity. Germany did not become a modern nation… … Universalium
Spanish chivalry — During the Middle Ages, Medieval Europe was engaged in almost constant warfare and conflict.[1] European warfare during the Middle Ages was marked by a transformation in the character of warfare from antiquity, changing military tactics and the… … Wikipedia
