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Bookmark or Share- Reynard The Fox | Medieval Fable, Animal Trickster, Fox HeroReynard The Fox, hero of several medieval European cycles of versified animal tales that satirize contemporary human society. Though Reynard is sly, amoral, cowardly, and self-seeking, he is still a sympathetic hero, whose cunning is a necessity for survival.
- Meaning, origin and history of the name ReynardMeaning & History. From the Germanic name Raginhard, composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel, decision" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy". The Normans brought it to England in the form Reinard, though it never became very common there.
- Reynard the Fox Analysis - eNotes.comReynard is a fox who lives under the domain of one King Noble (a lion, as all animals are anthropomorphized). Several animals in the kingdom appeal to their King for having been...
- Sir Reynard: The Fox, the Trickster, the Peasant HeroSir Reynard: The Fox, the Trickster, the Peasant Hero. By Minjie Su. Despite being a romance, the story of Reynard is no romance in the traditional sense. Rather, it makes fun of chivalry and the aristocracy.
- Reynard The Fox | Encyclopedia.comReynard the Fox (rĕ´nərd, rā´närd), celebrated hero of the medieval beast epics, works predominantly in verse which became increasingly popular after c.1150. They are found chiefly in Latin, French, Low German, Dutch, High German, and English.
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