Reynard
Reynard is the name of the cunning fox protagonist in medieval European beast fables, particularly the French Roman de Renart and its adaptations.
The character embodies trickery and wit, outsmarting wolves, bears, and lions through cleverness rather than strength.
Reynard appears in literature spanning centuries, from twelfth-century France to modern retellings. (Lowercase reynard is an archaic word for fox.)
Attributing personality to things
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
- satireMockery exposing vice
- medieval literatureTexts from feudal Europe
- social critiqueExamination of societal problems
parody · anti-clerical · manuscript · illumination · courtly · feudal · Flanders · Low Countries
Cleverly deceptive
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- wilySkilled at deception
- craftyCleverly deceptive
- schemingCrafty and calculating
guile · deception · ruse · subterfuge · mischief · cleverness · outwit · bamboozle
Moral tale with animals
- AesopAncient Greek fable writer
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- proverbTraditional saying expressing truth
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
storytelling · heritage · European folklore · myth · tradition · vernacular · rustic · archetype
- ZootopiaFictional all-animal urban world
- Robin HoodLegendary forest-dwelling archer
- anthropomorphicHaving human characteristics
- protagonistStory's central figure
anthropomorphism
Attributing personality to things
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
- satireMockery exposing vice
- medieval literatureTexts from feudal Europe
social critique · parody · anti-clerical · manuscript · illumination · courtly · feudal · Flanders · Low Countries · vernacular
sly
Cleverly deceptive
scheming · guile · deception · ruse · subterfuge · mischief · cleverness · outwit · bamboozle · duplicity
fable
Moral tale with animals
- AesopAncient Greek fable writer
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- proverbTraditional saying expressing truth
wisdom · storytelling · heritage · European folklore · myth · tradition · vernacular · rustic · archetype · allegory
Roald Dahl
- ZootopiaFictional all-animal urban world
- Robin HoodLegendary forest-dwelling archer
- anthropomorphicHaving human characteristics
protagonist · children's literature · animated · Disney · storybook
Reynardnoble hero
Admirable courageous protagonist
true friend · Galahad · paragon · saint