Traumatic memory and salutary memory The Battle of Agincourt in French authors of the fifteenth century

The disaster of Agincourt provides food for thought on how historical material, reformulated by literature, becomes part of a game of memory (re)construction that is far from neutral. The more or less detailed description of the battle highlights (and sometimes relativizes) the strategic weaknesses of the French. Moral analysis sublimates the military failure into an exemplum to be reflected upon with a view to reform. Meanwhile, the mourning of women crystallizes the emotional impact of the battle.