William ( Adgar; fl.1150–1200), later called William the Trouvère, was an English poet. He translated tales from the Latin Miracles of the Virgin into Anglo-Norman verse.[1]

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William was first called Adgar but became more commonly known as William. Working at the instance of one Gregory, his friend, he translated over forty tales into octosyllabic Anglo-Norman verse, from the Latin collection of Miracles of the Virgin which he found in the almarie or bookcase of St. Paul's.[2] His collection of some forty-nine tales, entitled Gracial,[3] was dedicated to one Maud, "dame Mahaut", most likely the abbess of Barking (c.1175–1195) who was a bastard of Henry II.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Hunt 2004.
  2. Bateson 1900, p. 364.
  3. BL, Egerton MS. 612; BL, Add. MS. 38664; Dulwich College, MS. 22.

Sources

  • Hunt, Tony (2004). "Adgar [William] (fl. 1150x1200), Anglo-Norman translator". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/29473. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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