William of Rennes (1240 - ?)

William of Rennes

William of Rennes was a 13th-century French Roman Catholic monk, poet, theologian, and expert in canon law.

His commentaries and annotations on the works of the revered Catholic saint Raymond of Peñafort enjoyed almost equal authority in most manuscripts and early editions on academic theology and canon law. William of Rennes also wrote the epic of King Arthur, which is of interest to scholars of literature in that it was the first attempt to transform a medieval hero into a hero of classical eras.