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Jean Bodel

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Jean Bodel

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Also known as Bodel

Old French poet

Person · Open Library

Born
12th cent.
Works
20

Top works

  • Le jeu de Saint Nicolas
  • Le jeu de Saint Nicolas
  • La chanson des Saxons
  • Fablaux
  • La chanson des Saxons

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
France
Active from
1165
Active to
1210

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
22
Total plays
34

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Key facts

Born
c. 1165
Died
c. 1210 , Arras
Occupation
poet
Nationality
French
Period
Medieval
Genre
chanson de geste , fabliaux

via Wikipedia infobox

Works in European collections

3 objects attributed to Jean Bodel, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Jean Bodel (c. 1165 – c. 1210), also spelled Jehan Bodel, was an Old French poet who wrote a number of chansons de geste as well as many fabliaux. He lived in Arras.

Writings

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jean Bodel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.