About Luce de Gast
Born 1190. Luce de Gast was a poet.
Luce de Gast (alternatively Luce del Gast or Luces de Gast) born c. 1190, was lord of the castle of Gast, near Salisbury. He is the claimed author of the first part of the Old French chivalric romance Tristan, supposedly translated by him from Latin.
The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography casts doubt on all aspects of the identification. It has been suggested that 'Gast' is Gastard in Wiltshire.
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Who was Luce de Gast?
Reputed author of the first part of the French poem, Tristan
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Luce de Gast was born in 1190.
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Luce de Gast was a poet.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Luce de Gast. https://biography.guide/luce-de-gast/
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