| Sir Orfeo | |
|---|---|
 Orfeo was a king/In Inglond an heiȝe lording | |
| Author(s) | Unknown |
| Language | Middle English |
| Date | late 13th or early 14th century |
| Manuscript(s) | Auchinleck manuscript |
| Genre | Breton lai |
| Subject | the Orpheus legend, recast and with a happy ending |
| Personages | Orfeo |
Sir Orfeo is an anonymous Middle English Breton lai dating from the late 13th or early 14th century. It retells the story of Orpheus as a king who rescues his wife from the fairy king.[1] The folk song Orfeo (Roud 136, Child 19) is based on this poem.
- ^ Laura A. Hibbard, Medieval Romance in England p196 New York Burt Franklin,1963