Robert de Boron

1200–1300

1 standalone book

Robert de Boron was a French poet active around the late 12th and early 13th centuries, notable as the reputed author of the poems Joseph d'Arimathie and Merlin. His works had a strong influence on later incarnations of the Arthurian legend, particularly through their Christianisation of the Grail motif and the redefinition of the character of Merlin. Although little is known of Robert apart from the poems he allegedly wrote, these works and subsequent prose redactions of them shaped the development of Arthurian literature.

Born

1200