Reynaert the Fox played the leading role in an animal story written in the Middle Ages: 'Van den fox Reynaerde'. The satirical story refers to medieval society. The animals in the story speak and act as if they were people. The nobility and clergy in particular suffered a lot from the writer. The story probably takes place in the Waasland and the Land of Hulst, because the story refers to these regions. 'In the Ostend of Flanders there is a forest called Hulsterloo', for example, reads one line of the story. Hulsterloo stands for 'forest near Hulst'.

'Van den vos Reynaerde', nowadays usually called 'Reynaert de Vos', is considered the pinnacle of Dutch literature in the Middle Ages. While foxes still had a bad image at that time, in the last century Reynaert became a popular symbol of the Hulst and Waasland area.

Source: wandel.nl/routes/in-het-spoor-van-reynaert-de-vos-op-de-wandelroute-van-het-jaar-2020

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February 26, 2023

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