Jean Bodel

Jean Bodel
Bornc.1165
Diedc.1210
Arras
Occupationpoet
NationalityFrench
PeriodMedieval
Genrechanson de geste, fabliaux

Jean Bodel (c. 1165 – c. 1210), also spelled Jehan Bodel, was an Old French poet who wrote a number of chansons de geste as well as many fabliaux. He lived in Arras.