Henry of Avranches (died 1260) was a poet of the first half of the 13th century, writing in Latin. He is sometimes assumed to have been born in
Avranches
Avranches (; nrf, Avraunches) is a commune in the Manche department, and the region of Normandy, northwestern France. It is a subprefecture of the department. The inhabitants are called ''Avranchinais''.
History
By the end of the Roman period, t ...
, but is otherwise said to have been of German birth with a Norman father. He is described as an itinerant cleric.
He wrote numerous works, in
hagiography
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and in other styles, including a life of
Francis of Assisi
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, on
John Blund
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, and poems on grammar. He wrote in 1228/9 a topographical poem about the
Starkenburg
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Geography
The region is named after Starkenburg Castle, above Heppenh ...
.
He took part in a poetry contest against
Michael of Cornwall in 1254-55. This was after some earlier contests.
References
* John Paul Heironimus and Josiah Cox Russell, editors (1929), ''Two types of thirteenth century grammatical poems''
* John Paul Heironimus and Josiah Cox Russell, editors (1935),
The Shorter Latin Poems of Master Henry of Avranches'
*Papers of Konrad Bund
Notes
External links
Online text of Henricus Abrincensis: Legenda Sancti Francisci Versificata
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1260 deaths
French poets
Medieval Latin poets
Year of birth unknown
French male poets