Turold
Turoldus, or Turoldulus, is the name traditionally given to the author of the 11th-century French poem the Song of Roland. Efforts to make a convincing further identification of the identity of Turoldus have failed. The Latin form Turoldus is equivalent to the personal name Thorold.
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Turold
- Born
- Turold was born, sources differ on the date (the 11th century and 1050).
- Died
- Turold died, sources differ on the date (the 12th century and 1150).
- Nationality
- Turold is recorded as a citizen of France.
- Occupation
- Turold is recorded with the occupation writer.
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The Bodleian Library manuscript of The Song of Roland, deemed the oldest, ends with the name Turoldus, but the preceding phrase is ambiguous and does not safely allow the interpretation that the role of Turoldus was that of author. Turold of Fécamp and the bishop of that name, at the end of the 11th century, respectively, in Peterborough and Bayeux, can by no means be tied to the work. The caption "Turold" occurring in the Bayeux Tapestry similarly has given no traction on the identification.
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Turold appears in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a writer. Recorded period of activity: 1075.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2704099: Turold
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- “Turoldus”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Hunt, Tony. Thorold.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- Duggan, Joseph J. "Moult a sans et vallour": Studies in Medieval French Literature in Honor of William W. Kibler. Brill. 135–143. 2012. 978-94-012-0815-4.
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