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Forty Centuries of Christian Writing

1774 works catalogued century by century, from the literature the Bible was written among to the present — each with a note on what it is, why it lasted, and where to read it.

1001–1100

The Eleventh Century

1 work

c. 1090–1115

Old French

The Song of Roland

La Chanson de Roland

Anonymous

Charlemagne's rearguard is destroyed at Roncevaux through treachery; Roland refuses to sound his horn until too late, and dies offering his glove to God.

Western · PoetryRead elsewhere

1101–1200

The Twelfth Century

1 work

c. 1170–1180

Old French

The Sermons for the People

Maurice de Sully · c. 1120–1196

Short model sermons in French for parish priests to deliver, explaining the gospel of the day in the plainest possible terms.

Western · HomiliesRead elsewhere