Palamedes (romance)
| Palamedes | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Unknown ("Helie de Boron") |
| Language | Old French |
| Date | Between 1235 and 1240 |
| State of existence | Fragmentary |
| Genre | Chivalric romance |
| Subject | Arthurian legend |
Palamedes (Roman de Palamède), also known as Meliadus (Roman de Méliadus) and Guiron le Courtois, is a 13th-century Old French Arthurian prose chivalric romance. Named for King Arthur's knight Palamedes, it is set in the time before the rise of Arthur, and relates the exploits of the parents of various Arthurian heroes. The work was very popular, but now exists largely in fragmentary form.