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Sir Orfeo

Sir Orfeo

Poem
Sir Orfeo is an anonymous Middle English Breton lai dating from the late 13th or early 14th century. It retells the story of Orpheus as a king who rescues his wife from the fairy king. The folk song Orfeo is based on this poem. Wikipedia
Genre: Chivalric romance
Original language: Middle English
Wife: Heurodis
Manuscript(s): Auchinleck manuscript