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-'''''Sir Orfeo''''' is an [[Anonymous work|anonymous]] [[Middle English]] [[narrative poetry|narrative poem]]. It retells the story of [[Orpheus]] as a king rescuing his wife from the [[fairy]] king. + 
 +'''''Sir Orfeo''''' is an [[Anonymous work|anonymous]] [[Middle English]] [[Breton lai]] dating from the late 13th or early 14th century. It retells the story of [[Orpheus]] as a king who rescues his wife from the [[fairy]] king.<ref>Laura A. Hibbard, ''Medieval Romance in England'' p196 New York Burt Franklin,1963</ref> The folk song ''Orfeo'' ([[Roud]] 136, [[Child ballads|Child 19]]) is based on this poem.
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Sir Orfeo is an anonymous Middle English Breton lai dating from the late 13th or early 14th century. It retells the story of Orpheus as a king who rescues his wife from the fairy king.<ref>Laura A. Hibbard, Medieval Romance in England p196 New York Burt Franklin,1963</ref> The folk song Orfeo (Roud 136, Child 19) is based on this poem.



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