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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Chretien de Troyes, Theobald I of Navarre, Jehan Bretel, Trouvere, Adam de la Halle, Blondel de Nesle, William II of Villehardouin, Conon de Bethune, Raoul de Soissons, Richard de Fournival, Philippe de Remi, Thibaut de Blaison, Andrieu Contredit d'Arras, Gautier de Dargies, Vidame de Chartres, Adenes Le Roi, Jehan de Grieviler, Lambert Ferri, Jaque de Cambrai, Guiot de Dijon, Hugues IV de Berze, Colart le Boutellier, Richart de Semilli, Perrot de Neele, Robert de Blois, Jehan Erart, Jean Renart, Gace Brule, Jehan le Cuvelier d'Arras, Gertrude of Dagsburg, Ernoul le Vielle de Gastinois, Raoul de Ferrieres, Guillaume d'Amiens, Robert de Castel, Dame Maroie, Chardon de Croisilles, Adam de Givenchi, Robert de la Piere, John I, Count of Dammartin, Colin Muset, Jehan de Braine, Thomas Herier, Gaidifer d'Avion, Pierre de Molins, Moniot de Paris, Mahieu le Juif, Audefroi le Bastart, Jehan de Nuevile, Gilles le Vinier, Jaques le Vinier, Baudouin des Auteus, Vielart de Corbie, Eustache le Peintre de Reims, Robert de Reins La Chievre, Oede de la Couroierie, Dame Margot, Le Chastelain de Couci, Jacques de Cysoing, Jocelin de Dijon, Pierrekin de la Coupele, Guibert Kaukesel, Raoul de Beauvais, Moniot d'Arras, Mahieu de Gant, Pierre de Corbie, Ernoul Caupain, Hue de la Ferte, Carasaus, Dame de Gosnai, Guillaume Veau, Gobin de Reims, Jaque de Dampierre. Excerpt: Chretien de Troyes (Old French Christian) was a French poet and trouvere who flourished in the late 12th century. Perhaps he named himself Christian of Troyes in contrast to the illustrious Rashi, also of Troyes. Little is known of his life, but he seems to have been from Troyes, or at least intimately connected with it, and between 1160 and 1172 he served at the court of his patroness Marie of France, Countess of Champagne, daughter of Eleanor of Aquitaine, perhaps as he...