Raoul de Houdenc

Raoul de Houdenc (flourished c. 1200–30 bce) was a French trouvère poet-musician of courtly romances, credited with writing one of the first French romances, told in an ornate, allegorical style. Little is known of Raoul’s life. His name could have originated from a dozen cities. Certain passages in his writings suggest that he may have been a monk, and it is known that he was trained as a clerk. He was familiar with Paris and...