Raoul de Houdenc

Possible depiction of the author. Historiated Q from the Vienna manuscript of Meraugis (codex 2599, 14th cent.). [1][2]

Raoul de Houdenc (or Houdan; c. 1165 – c. 1230)[3] was the French author of the Arthurian romance Meraugis de Portlesguez and possibly La Vengeance Raguidel. Modern scholarship suggests he is probably to be identified with one Radulfus from Hodenc-en-Bray.[3] Raoul de Houdenc was esteemed as a master poet in the ranks of Chrétien de Troyes by Huon de Méry (Tournoiement de l’Antéchrist, 1226).[4][5]

  1. ^ Busby 2000, pp. 96, 104
  2. ^ Busby 2002, p. 423
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference busby015 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Houdenc, Raoul de" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 807–808.
  5. ^ Lacy 2013, New Arthurian Encyclopedia, p.379, "Raoul de Houdenc", contributed by Keith Busby (KB).