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Chrétien de Troyes was born on 1135[1] in Troyes[2]. He died on 1181[3] in Flanders[4]. He worked as a writer[5], poet[6], and novelist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,534 views/month, #7,133 of 1,000,298).[8]
Notable work: Erec and Enide[11], Yvain, the Knight of the Lion[12], Cligès[13], Perceval, the Story of the Grail[14], Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart[15]
Topic's main category: Category:Chrétien de Troyes[20]
Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], BEIC Digital Library[23], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[24], Library of the World's Best Literature[25], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[26], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[28], Literair Gent[29]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Old French[30], French[31]
Chrétien de Troyes has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Works attributed to him include Perceval, the Story of the Grail[36], a literary work[37]; Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart[38], a literary work[39]; Yvain, the Knight of the Lion[40], a literary work[41]; Erec and Enide[42], a literary work[43]; and Cligès[44], a literary work[45].
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Where was Chrétien de Troyes born?
Chrétien de Troyes's place of birth was Troyes[2].
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