Raoul de Houdenc

Possible depiction of the author. Historiated Q from the Vienna manuscript of Meraugis (codex 2599, 14th cent.). Raoul de Houdenc (or Houdan; c. 1165 – c. 1230)

Life Raoul de Houdenc takes his name from his native place. Of twelve possibilities,

His works are now seen as the product of the first quarter of the 13th century, Le Songe d'enfer ("Dream of Hell" ). Le Roman des eles (or le roman des Ailes de Courtoisie; "The Romance of the Wings" ) Meraugis de Portlesguez, an Arthurian romance. La Vengeance Raguidel. See it for a discussion on authorship. Dit, a short didactic work.

La Voie de paradis is the sequel to Le Songe d'enfer, but on whether it is penned by the same Raoul there is no firm agreement. According to Friedwagner, Gaston Paris too initially assessed Raoul's writing activity to have occurred around the late 12th to early 13th century, but later reconsidered the dates to c. 1210–1220. Friedwagner himself felt the writings occurred in the first decade of the 13th century, i.e. 1201–1210,

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