Serlo of Wilton
Serlo of Wilton (c. 1105–1181) was a 12th-century English poet, a friend of Walter Map and known to Gerald of Wales. He studied and taught at the University of Paris.
Also recorded as Serlo Parisiensis
Serlo of Wilton
- Born
- c. 1105
- Birthplace
- Wilton, England
- Died
- 1181
- Place of death
- L'Aumône Abbey, France
- Nationality
- Kingdom of England
- Occupation
- poet · writer
- Education
- University of Paris
- Languages
- medieval Latin
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He became a Cluniac and then a Cistercian monk, and in 1171 he became abbot of L'Aumône Abbey, a Cistercian monastery between Chartres and Blois. He died in 1181. Serlo's poems are in Latin, of which the most famous is Linquo coax ranis. He is the subject of an 1899 essay by the French author Marcel Schwob, La légende de Serlon de Wilton.
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• Born — c. 1105 • Birthplace — Wilton, England • Died — 1181 • Place of death — L'Aumône Abbey, France • Language — Latin • Notable Works — Linquo coax ranis
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- 1.Walter Map, De Nugis Curialium 2.4.
- 2.Gerald of Wales, Speculum Ecclesiae 2.33.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 5
- Almqvist & Wiksell. Serlon de Wilton. Poèmes latins. 1965.
- Cistercian Publications. Serlo of Savigny and Serlo of Wilton. Seven unpublished works. 1987. 978-0-87907-048-9.
- Raby, F.J.E. A history of secular Latin poetry in the Middle Ages. Clarendon Press. 1957. 978-0-19-814325-3.
- Rigg, A.G. Serlo of Wilton: Biographical notes. Medium Ævum. 65. 1. 96–101. 1996. 0025-8385.
- Thomson, Rodney M. Serlo of Wilton and the schools of Oxford. Medium Ævum. 68. 1. 1–12. 1999. 0025-8385.
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