Chretien de Troyes
Very little is known about Chrétien de Troyes, one of the most influential authors of the Middle Ages, and the man considered the inventor of Arthurian romance.
Chrétien lived in late 12th century France, perhaps near Troyes. However, it is possible that he referred to himself as “of Troyes” because of connections to Marie de Champagne, whose court assembled there. Medievalist John Baldwin also suggests that Chrétien's name might simply indicate an instance of his deft irony: his first...
