Philippe de Thaon
Born: 1100, France
Nationality: French
Philip de Thaun (sometimes Philippe de Thaun, Philippe de Thaon or Philip de Thaon) was the first Anglo-Norman poet. He is the first known Anglo-Norman poet to write in the Anglo-Norman French vernacular language, rather than Latin.
Philip was probably a member of the noble family that held Than or Thaon in Normandy, near Caen. He may have arrived in England late in the 11th century, perhaps following his uncle who was an official for Prince Henry, later King Henry I of England. Paul Meyer disagreed with attributing noble birth to Philip, arguing instead that he was from an unknown background.
Three works by Philip survive. The first is the Comput, or Computus, written in 1113.
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