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Jacques de Longuyon

Jacques de Longuyon

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Jacques de Longuyon of Lorraine was the author of a chanson de geste, Les Voeux du paon ("The Vows of the Peacock"), written for Thibaut de Bar, bishop of Liège in 1312. It was one of the most popular romances of the 14th century, and introduces the concept of the Nine Worthies.

The banquet of the peacock, scene from a manuscript of Les Voeux du paon
The Nine Worthies

Literature

  • Edward Billings Ham, Three Neglected Manuscripts of the Voeux du Paon, Modern Language Notes (1931).

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