About “Equitan”
"Equitan" is a Breton lai written by Marie de France in the 12th century. It is part of The Lais of Marie de France, a collection of narrative poems. The poem is composed in Anglo-Norman, a dialect of Old French, and uses rhyming octosyllabic couplets. It is 320 lines long and conveys a moral lesson about the consequences of plotting against others. The story warns that those who seek to harm others may instead bring misfortune upon themselves. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
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