C. S. Lewis

C. S. Lewis

male, deceased (1963)
Christian, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, philosopher, Old Malvernian, Narnia
Clive Staples Lewis, commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an Irish author and scholar. Lewis is known for his work on medieval literature,...

Chrétien de Troyes

male
Marie de Champagne, in poetry, trouvère, Trouvères, Medieval writer, Count of Champagne…Arthurian literature, Medievalliterature
Chrétien de Troyes was a French poet and trouvère who flourished in the late 12th century. Little is known of his life, but he seems to have been fr...

Troilus

male
apollo, iliad, Trojans, Epic Cycle, Polyxena, Greek mythological…Medievalliterature
In Greek mythology, Troilus is a Trojan prince and one of the many sons of Priam. In medieval and Renaissance versions of the legend of the Trojan...

Troubadour

male
trobador, Occitan language, chivalry, Musical performer, Occitan, Defunct occupations…Occitan literature, The Medieval Lyric, Medieval music, Medievalliterature
A troubadour (a French adaptation of the Occitan word trobador) was a composer and performer of songs during the High Middle Ages in Europe. The...
Tom Shippey

Tom Shippey

male, 66 years old
university of leeds, Science fiction critic, Old English language, Old English, King Edward's School, Birmingham, Oxford University…Medievalliterature
Thomas Alan Shippey (born September 9, 1943) is a scholar of medieval literature, including Anglo-Saxon England, and of modern fantasy and science...
Michael D. C. Drout

Michael D. C. Drout

male
Beowulf and the Critic, Beowulf and the Critics by J. R. R. Tolkien, University of Missouri–Columbia, University of Missouri–Columbia alumni, university of missouri-columbia, editor…Medievalliterature, Anglo-Saxon literature
Michael D. C. Drout is the Prentice Associate Professor of English at Wheaton College and an author and editor specialzing in Anglo-Saxon and...
Roland

Roland

male, deceased (778)
Orlando, Dutch language, Frankish, Renaissance literature, Orlando innamorato, Battle of Roncevaux Pass…Medieval legends, Medievalliterature
Roland is a character in medieval and Renaissance literature, the chief paladin of Charlemagne and a central figure in the Matter of France. It is...

Jean Bodel

male, 909 years old
poet, Old French, chanson de geste, chansons de geste, Matter of Britain, Jeu de Saint Nicolas…literature cycle, Medieval poet, Medievalliterature
Jean Bodel, who lived in the late twelfth century, was an Old French poet who wrote a number of "chansons de geste". He lived in Arras. Bodel wrote...
Roger Sherman Loomis

Roger Sherman Loomis

male, deceased (1966)
Harvard University, Baldwin, Evarts, Hoar & Sherman family, Oxford University, Williams College, University of Illinois at Urbana, The Hotchkiss School…Arthurian literature, Medievalliterature
Roger Sherman Loomis was an American scholar and one of the foremost authorities on medieval and Arthurian literature. Born to American parents in...
Bevis Of Hampton

Bevis Of Hampton

male
Ascapart, Beuve d'Hanstone, Boeve de Haumlone, Anglo-Norman text, Sir Boues of Hamtoun, King of Scotland…Anglo-Norman literature, Medievalliterature
Bevis of Hampton is a legendary English hero and the subject of an English metrical romance that bears his name. Bevis is the son of Guy, count of...