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Wace

Wace (c. 1110 – after 1174), sometimes referred to as Robert Wace, was a Medieval Norman poet, who was born in Jersey and brought up in mainland Normandy (he tells us in the Roman de Rou that he was taken as a child to Caen), ending his career as Canon of Bayeux.

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Education
Educated in Caen
Born
c. 1110 Jersey, Duchy of Normandy
Died
after 1174 (age 64+)
Language
Old French/Old Norman/Anglo-Norman
Period
Anglo-Norman literature
Years active
1150s–70s

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Wace

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related to References · 61
Wace → Anglo-Norman Studies, Antiquité, Arnold, Arthurian Literature, Bennett, Benoît, Bratu, Brill, British, Brut, Burgess, Charity, Charles, Clarendon Press, Cornell University Press, Cristian, Crusades, Exeter, Family Memory, Foulon
related to Life · 31
Wace → All, Channel Islands, Duchy, English, France, French, Gace, Gasse, Germanic, He, In, It, Jersey, Joret, Normandy, North, Northern Normandy, Roman, Rou, South
related to Roman de Brut · 22
Wace → Arthur, Arthurian, Britain, British, Brut, Brutus, Geoffrey, Geoffrey's, Historia Regum Britanniae, Historian Matthew Bennett, In, It, King Arthur's Round Table, Layamon's Brut, Middle English, Monmouth, Peter Langtoft's Chronicle, Roman, The, The Roman
related to Roman de Rou · 15
Wace → Dudo, England, Henry II, Jumièges, Normandy, Orderic Vitalis, Quentin, Robert, Roman, Rou, St, The Roman, The Rou, Torigni, William
related to External links · 13
Wace → Chronicle, Davis, Edgar Taylor, Encyclopædia Britannica, Henry William Carless, Internet ArchiveWace, Norman Conquest, Project GutenbergWorks, Robert, Roman, Rou, Vol, Works
related to Language · 13
Wace → Although, As, It, Jersey, Jèrriais, Maistre, Maistre Wace, Norman, Old French, Old Norman, Robert, The Romance, Writers
Born · 1
Wace → c. 1110 Jersey, Duchy of Normandy
Died · 1
Wace → after 1174 (age 64+)
Education · 1
Wace → Educated in Caen
Language · 1
Wace → Old French/Old Norman/Anglo-Norman

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de roman rou normandy jersey brut name henry robert caen language history benoît norman french isbn wace's although ed literature

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WaceBornc. 1110 Jersey, Duchy of Normandy1.00infobox
WaceDiedafter 1174 (age 64+)1.00infobox
WaceEducationEducated in Caen1.00infobox
WaceLanguageOld French/Old Norman/Anglo-Norman1.00infobox
WacePeriodAnglo-Norman literature1.00infobox
WaceYears active1150s–70s1.00infobox
Waceis aearliest known Jersey writer.Although the name Robert has been ascribed to Wace0.90text
Wacerelated to External linksWorks0.60section
Wacerelated to External linksProject GutenbergWorks0.60section
Wacerelated to External linksInternet ArchiveWace0.60section
Wacerelated to External linksChronicle0.60section
Wacerelated to External linksNorman Conquest0.60section

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