Erex saga

Erex saga is an Old Norse-Icelandic prose translation of Chrétien de Troyes' Old French romance Erec et Enide.[1] It was likely written for the court of king Hákon Hákonarson of Norway, along with the adaptations of Chrétien de Troyes' Yvain (Ívens saga) and Perceval (Parcevals saga).[1] The saga is preserved completely only in 17th century manuscripts.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Barnes, Geraldine (1993). "Erex saga". In Pulsiano, Phillip; Wolf, Kirsten (eds.). Medieval Scandinavia: An Encyclopedia. New York: Garland. pp. 170–171. ISBN 0824047877.
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