Henry of Avranches

Henry of Avranches [1] (died 1260)[2] was a poet of the first half of the 13th century, writing in Latin. He is sometimes assumed to have been born in Avranches, but is otherwise said to have been of German birth with a Norman father.[3] He is described as an itinerant cleric.[4]

He wrote numerous works, in hagiography and in other styles, including a life of Francis of Assisi, on John Blund, and poems on grammar.[5] He wrote in 1228/9 a topographical poem about the Starkenburg.[6]

He took part in a poetry contest against Michael of Cornwall, perhaps in the 1250s.[7] This was after some earlier contests.[8]

References

• John Paul Heironimus and Josiah Cox Russell, editors (1929), Two types of thirteenth century grammatical poems
• John Paul Heironimus and Josiah Cox Russell, editors (1935), The Shorter Latin Poems of Master Henry of Avranches
• Papers of Konrad Bund

Notes

1. Alternative spellings: (in French) Henry d'Avranches, (in French) Henri d'Avranches, (in Latin) Henricus Abrincensis, (in Latin) Henricus de Abrincis, (in German) Heinrich von Avranches.
2. Date of death given as 1260 .
3. "Heinrich von Avranches - sein Leben". Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2007-03-08.
4. , German site, as Heinrich von Avranches.
5. "Franciscan Friars T.O.R. - St. Francis, Father & Teacher". Archived from the original on 2007-02-26. Retrieved 2007-03-08.
6. , in German].
7. http://www.hrionline.ac.uk/cotton/mss/tit2.htm#A-COTTIT-A-20-p3 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
8. A. G. Rigg, Peter Binkley, Two Poetic Debates by Henry of Avranches, in: Mediaeval Studies 62, 2000, p. 29.

External links

• Online text of Henricus Abrincensis: Legenda Sancti Francisci Versificata