Biography
A romance biography was written on him between 1223 and 1284 by an unknown poet from Picardy, mainly interested in his year or so of adventures after leaving Renaud's service. From a forest hideout, this account tells of Eustace duping, ambushing and humiliating Renaud again and again, in different disguises and often stealing his horses. It is linked to the medieval myths of Robin Hood and the romance "Fouke le Fitz Waryn" on the life of Fulk FitzWarin.
This account is then supplemented from 1205 onwards by English government records.
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