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''Erex saga'' is an Old Norse-Icelandic prose translation of
Chrétien de Troyes Chrétien de Troyes (; ; 1160–1191) was a French poet and trouvère known for his writing on King Arthur, Arthurian subjects such as Gawain, Lancelot, Perceval and the Holy Grail. Chrétien's chivalric romances, including ''Erec and Enide'' ...
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Old French Old French (, , ; ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France approximately between the late 8th
Erec et Enide ''Erec and Enide'' () is the first of Chrétien de Troyes' five Romance (heroic literature), romance poems, completed around 1170. It is one of three completed works by the author. ''Erec and Enide'' tells the story of the marriage of the titula ...
''. It was likely written for the court of king Haakon IV of Norway">Hákon Hákonarson Haakon IV Haakonsson ( – 16 December 1263; ; ), sometimes called Haakon the Old in contrast to his namesake son, was King of Norway from 1217 to 1263. His reign lasted for 46 years, longer than any Norwegian king since Harald Fairhair. Haako ...
of Norway, along with the adaptations of Chrétien de Troyes' ''Yvain, the Knight of the Lion, Yvain'' (''Ívens saga'') and ''Perceval, the Story of the Grail, Perceval'' (''Parcevals saga''). The saga is preserved completely only in 17th century manuscripts.


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Chivalric sagas Adaptations of works by Chrétien de Troyes {{saga-stub