biography
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Mannyng, Robert
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also known as Robert of Brunne
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| sex:
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| lived:
| (?–c.1338)
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| biography:
| Chronicler and poet, born in Bourne, Lincolnshire, EC England, UK. In 1288 he entered the nearby Gilbertine monastery of Sempringham. His chief work is the poem Handlynge Synne (c.1303), a landmark in the transition from early to later Middle English, and a colourful picture of contemporary life. His chronicle The Story of England (1338) is a literary work of historical fiction. |
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