National audienceIn the 13th century, two isolated translators, Jean de Flixecourt and Jofroi de Waterford, attempted a French translation of the De Excidio Troiae by Dares Phrygius. This prose narrative probably met the expectations that Medieval readers had towards historical narratives. The study of some features of their translation methods reveals that they adopted two distinct positions in relation to the source text. Jofroi de Waterford remained close to the Latin original by adopting a literal translation, which could guarantee the authenticity and the authority of the Latin text through the French version. Jean de Flixecourt, although very close to Dares’ text, did not hesitate to amplify and to draw some elements from the Roman de...