title: Simon de Fresne
text: # Simon de Fresne
  
  Simund de Freine (Simon de Fresne) (fl. 1200) was an Anglo-Norman cleric and poet. He was a canon of Hereford Cathedral and a friend of Giraldus Cambrensis.
  
  ## Works
  
  Simund's major works were two long poems in Norman French, in heptasyllabic verse, each identified by acrostics:
  
  * De la Fortune, an adaptation of the De Consolatio Philosophiæ by Boethius, 1700 lines.
  * La vie de Saint Georges.
  
  He addressed two epigrams to Giraldus Cambrensis, defending him against detractors, such as Adam of Dore. Simund's patron is thought to be William de Vere.
  
  