Rhyming Chronicle of Worringen

The Rhyming Chronicle of Worringen (Dutch: Rijmkroniek van Woeringen), also known as Rhyming Chronicle about the Battle of Worringen (Dutch: Rijmkroniek over de slag bij Woeringen;[1] German: Reimchronik der Schlacht von Worringen[2]) and by other names,[a] is a rhyming chronicle and chanson de geste-type chivalric romance[3][4] on the reign of John I, Duke of Brabant up to and including the Battle of Worringen (1261–1288).

Between 1288 and 1294, he wrote a chronicle of the Battle of Worringen of 5 June 1288, between Reinoud I of Guelders, and John I, Duke of Brabant.

Belgian historian Piet Avonds (1988) noted that it is a common feature of chivalric romance, including this rhyming chronicle, for the author to unreliably claim to have been a personal witness of the events he wrote down.

[5] After a description of the battle itself, the feats of arms of the Brabant knights, in order of their supposed dignity, are recounted separately.

[7] Avonds found this a likely indication that the Wezemaals commissioned the writing of the Rhyming Chronicle.