Chardri (late 12th–early 13th centuries) was an Anglo-Norman poet, probably from western England. His pen name is probably an anagram of Richard.
Three of his poems, all in rhyming octosyllabic couplets, have survived:
presents Barlaam and Josaphat, a Christianized version of the life of Buddha, 2954 lines records the story of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus, 1898 lines , 1780 lines
His work is transmitted in manuscripts alongside The Owl and the Nightingale.
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