Chrétien de Troyes
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishChrétien de TroyesChrétien de Troyes /ˌkreɪtiæn də ˈtrwɑː $ kreɪˌtjæn-/ (late 12th century) a French poet who wrote five long poems about King Arthur and his followers, which influenced many other writers → Arthurian Legend