Chandos Herald

Chandos Herald

Chandos Herald (fl. 1360s-1380s) is the name used to refer to the author of a poem about the life of The Black Prince. He is so-called because he was the herald of the English warlord John Chandos, the Black Prince's closest friend.

The poem's language indicates that Chandos Herald came from Hainaut.[1] The poem was written sometime between 1377 and 1386. It details many of the Prince's exploits in the Hundred Years' War, including the Castilian civil war, the battle of Crecy, and the battle of Poitiers (though these last two only briefly). This has led to the suggestion that the poem was originally intended to laud the prince's exploits in Spain, but after his death was extended to cover his whole career.[1]

After the death of John Chandos in 1370, the Herald entered royal service, and was made the King of Arms of England by Richard II at his coronation in 1377.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Richard Barber, The life and campaigns of the Black Prince: from contemporary letters, diaries, and chronicles, including Chandos Herald's Life of the Black Prince, Boydell & Brewer, 1997, p.84.

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Chandos Herald — (fl. 1350–1380)    The herald of the English knight Sir John Chandos wrote one of the most important firsthand accounts of the early years of the Hundred Years’ War, a verse chronicle in French called La Vie du Prince Noir (The Life of the Black… …   Encyclopedia of medieval literature

  • Chandos — Chandos, dit Chandos le héraut ou Chandos Herald en anglais, est un poète de langue anglo normande, actif de 1350 1380. Chandos est appelé Chandos le héraut parce qu’il était le héraut du capitaine anglais Jean Chandos en 1363. Peut être… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Chandos — Chandos, llamado Chandos le héraut en francés o Chandos Herald en inglés, fue un poeta en lengua anglo normanda, activo entre 1350 y 1380. Chandos recibió el sobrenombre de heraldo porque era heraldo del capitán inglés John Chandos en 1363. Tal… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Chandos Blair — Sir Chandos Blair Born 25 February 1919 Died 22 January 2011(2011 01 22) (aged 91) Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland Allegiance …   Wikipedia

  • Chandos, Sir John — ▪ English military officer died Jan. 1, 1370, Mortemer, France       English military captain, soldier of fortune, and a founding member of the Order of the Garter (1349).       Chandos was a lifelong follower and companion of Edward The Black… …   Universalium

  • John Chandos — Sir John Chandos (died 1369) was a medieval English knight.Hailing from Radbourne Hall, Derbyshire, Chandos was a close friend of Edward, the Black Prince and a founding member of the Order of the Garter. Unlike most commanders of the day,… …   Wikipedia

  • Anglo-Norman literature — is literature composed in the Anglo Norman language developed during the period 1066–1204 when the Duchy of Normandy and England were united in the Anglo Norman realm. IntroductionThe Norman language came over to England with William the… …   Wikipedia

  • Henry Octavius Coxe — (September 20, 1811 in Bucklebury, Berkshire, England – July 8, 1881) was an English librarian and scholar.He was educated at Westminster School and Worcester College, Oxford. Immediately on taking his degree in 1833, he began work in the… …   Wikipedia

  • Кокс Генри Октавиус — (Сохе, 1811 1881) английский клерикал, был главным библиотекарем бодлеянской библиотеки в Оксфорде, составил ценные каталоги: Catalogue of Mss. in the library of All Soul s College (Оксфорд, 1842); Catalogue of the Mss. belonging to the colleges… …   Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона

  • Кокс, Генри Октавиус — (Сохе, 1811 1881) английский клерикал, был главным библиотекарем бодлеянской библиотеки в Оксфорде, составил ценные каталоги: Catalogue of Mss. in the library of All Soul s College (Оксфорд, 1842); Catalogue of the Mss. belonging to the colleges… …   Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”