Medieval
Thomas Chestre
Thomas Chestre is known only from the closing stanza of Sir Launfal, which names him as its maker. The poem survives in a single manuscript, British Library Cotton Caligula A.ii, and nothing else is certainly known of him.
Sir Launfal is a tail-rhyme Breton lay of about 1,040 lines, adapted from Marie de France's Lanval and the anonymous Graelent. It tells how a knight of Arthur's court, impoverished and slighted by Queen Guinevere, is loved by the fairy Tryamour.
Major Works (1)
- Launfal — Breton lay, late 14th century