Also known as Robert Wace
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Wace, born Robert in 1100 in Jersey, was a male poet, writer, and historian from the Duchy of Normandy. He was a member of the Catholic Church and wrote in Old French and Anglo-Norman. His literary output included epic poems and hagiographies, with notable works including the *Roman de Brut* and the *Roman de Rou*. He died in Bayeux in 1174 or 1175.
The subject is described in sources such as the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition, *The Nuttall Encyclopædia*, and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. His name in his native language is Wace.
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Key facts
- Writer.image
- Wace John Everett Millais.jpg
- Writer.caption
- Wace drawn by John Everett Millais
- Writer.birth_date
- 1110
- Writer.birth_place
- Jersey, Duchy of Normandy
- Writer.death_date
- after 1174 (age 64+)
- Writer.language
- Old French/Old Norman/Anglo-Norman
- Writer.nationality
- Norman
- Writer.education
- Educated in Caen
- Writer.period
- Anglo-Norman literature
- Writer.genre
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- Writer.years_active
- 1150s–70s
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Duchy of Normandy
- Place of birth
- Jersey
- Place of death
- Bayeux
- Occupation
- historian
- Languages spoken
- Anglo-Norman
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Genre
- hagiography
- Image
- Wace John Everett Millais.jpg
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- Commons category
- Wace
- date of birth
- 1100-01-01
- date of death
- 1175-00-00
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- name in native language
- Wace
- writing language
- Norman
- P12749
- Eberhard Schrader
- Commons Creator page
- Wace
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