A medieval romance poem about a fox, representing a specific type of satirical animal tale popular in French literature.
From Old French Favel or Fauvelle, the name of the main character (a horse in some versions, associated with deceit). This satirical narrative genre emerged in 13th-century France and influenced later works like Reynard the Fox, using animals to critique human society and politics.
The Roman de Favel was basically medieval Twitter—it used humor and animal characters to make fun of corrupt nobles and church officials without getting the author in trouble. Medieval people loved this because they could laugh at power while pretending it was 'just a story about animals.'
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