Its early troubadours performed long poems in this language known as chansons de geste.
One of the first texts written in the progenitor of this major world language is the 9th-century Sequence of Saint Eulalia. Characters known as the four sons of Aymon appear in a cycle of poems in this language, centering on feudal revolts and named after the fictional knight Doon de Mayence. An early writer in this language divided the subjects of its poetry into the "Matter of" its home territory, the "Matter of Rome," and the "Matter of (*) Britain." Jean Bodel was an early poet in this language, which derives from the languages "l'oil," as opposed to the languages "d'oc," such as Occitan. Its early troubadours performed long poems in this language known as chansons de geste. For 10 points, name this language, the "old" version of which was used to write The Song of Roland, about a knight of Charlemagne.
One of the first texts written in the progenitor of this major world language is the 9th-century Sequence of Saint Eulalia.
(Old) French [or Francais]