Chrestien de Troyes
or Chré·tien de Troyes
[ krey-tyan duh trwah ]
/ kreɪˈtyɛ̃ də ˈtrwɑ /
noun
c1140–c90,
French poet.
British Dictionary definitions for chrétien de troyes
Chrétien de Troyes
/ (French kretjɛ̃ də trwa) /
noun
12th century, French poet, who wrote the five Arthurian romances Erec; Cligès; Lancelot, le chevalier de la charette; Yvain, le chevalier au lion; and Perceval, le conte del Graal (?1155–?1190), the first courtly romances