| | Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Old French |
 | | The current French language, however, did not begin to become the common speech of the entire nation of France until after the French revolution. |
| | The Romans introduced the Latin language into southern France starting in around 120 BC, when they occupied southern Gaul during the Punic Wars. |
| | The origins of Arthurian romance may perhaps be traced through the career of Marie de France, who in addition to the heroic Arthurian subjects also wrote what she called Breton lais, ballads of Brittany, many of which have Celtic themes and origins. |
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