Roman de Rou
work by Wace
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The Roman de Rou is a verse chronicle written by Wace, an Anglo-Norman author, between 1160 and 1174. Commissioned by Henry II of England, it details the history of the Norman dukes from the time of Rollo the Viking (after 911) up to Robert II Curthose (1106). Wace wrote the Roman de Rou in octosyllabic couplets and monorhyme stanzas of alexandrines. The work remained unfinished because Henry II later transferred his patronage to another writer.1
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