Jan van Heelu
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Jan van Heelu was a Flemish
Flemish people
The Flemings or Flemish are the Dutch-speaking inhabitants of Belgium, where they are mostly found in the northern region of Flanders. They are one of two principal cultural-linguistic groups in Belgium, the other being the French-speaking Walloons...

 writer. Between 1288–1294, he wrote a chronicle of the Battle of Woeringen
Battle of Worringen
The Battle of Worringen was fought on June 5, 1288, near the town of Worringen , which is now the northernmost borough of Cologne...

 of 1288, between Reinoud I of Guelders
Guelders
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, and John I, Duke of Brabant
John I, Duke of Brabant
John I of Brabant, also called John the Victorious was Duke of Brabant , Lothier and Limburg .-Life:...

.

Biography

  • Rymkronyk van Jan van Heelu betreffende den slag van Woeringen van het jaer 1288 (ca. 1288–1294)

Source

  • Jan Frans Willems
    Jan Frans Willems
    Jan Frans Willems , Flemish writer and father of the Flemish movement.Willems was born in the Belgian city of Boechout, while that was under French occupation. He started his career in the office of a notary in Antwerp....

    (ed.), Rymkronyk van Jan van Heelu betreffende den slag van Woeringen van het jaer 1288 (1836)
  • Jan van Heelu, Rijmkroniek (Dutch)
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