12th Century texts

Romances:

• Arthurian romances (Yvain, Lancelot, Perceval) and other works (Cliges,) by Chretien De Troyes. A pleasant late 12th century french romance. Many translations widely availiable. The Burton Raffael translations are good, but a 19th century translation is available from project gutenberg: [[1]]
• Tristan and Isolde. Actually an earlier story, but versions of this work exist from the 12th century when this was a very popular story.
• Wace, (ca. 1100-ca. 1175.)"ROMAN DE BRUT" (romance of the britons)
  • some translations: ISBN: 0460005782 : 0460015788
• Wace, (ca. 1100-ca. 1175.)"ROMAN DE ROU"

histories

• Geoffrey, of Monmouth, "Historia regum Britannie" (history of the kings of britain)Camb. Univ. Libr. MS.1706
  • Some translations: ISBN: 0140441700
• Hugo Falcandus (1154-69) "History of the tyrants of Sicily"

other texts

• Geoffrey, of Monmouth"LIFE OF MERLIN"
• Alexander Nequam (1157-1217)