Walter of Compiègne
Walter of Compiègne was a French poet who lived in the middle of the 12th century and was a monk in Saint Martin's at Tours. He composed a Latin biography of Muhammad in elegiac couplets. The story of Mahomet reached Walter by oral tradition, according to the information he himself provides.
Walter of Compiègne
- Died
- 1101
- Nationality
- Kingdom of France
- Occupation
- poet · writer
- Known for
- Otia de Machomete · De miraculis B. Mariae
- Languages
- medieval Latin · Old French
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Walter of Compiègne was a French poet who lived in the middle of the 12th century and was a monk in Saint Martin's at Tours. He composed a Latin biography of Muhammad in elegiac couplets. The story of Mahomet reached Walter by oral tradition, according to the information he himself provides.
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Died in 1101.
The recorded working language is medieval Latin and Old French. Works named in the authority record are Otia de Machomete and De miraculis B.
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Walter of Compiègne died.
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