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| c. 380 |
| | | Kalidasa, the most distinguished of India's authors in classical Sanskrit, is at the Gupta court in Patna | |
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| c. 600 |
| | | The classic form of Arabic poetry, predating Islam, evolves as the qasidah | |
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| c. 730 |
| | | Three of China's most famous poets - Wang Wei, Li Po and Tu Fu - are contemporaries during the T'ang dynasty | |
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| 778 |
| | | An attack on Charlemagne's army, traditionally at the pass of Roncesvalles in the Pyrenees, is later the basis for the Chanson de Roland | |
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| c. 950 |
| | | The material of the Eddas, taking shape in Iceland, derives from earlier sources in Norway, Britain and Burgundy | |
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| c. 1080 |
| | | Omar Khayyám, mathematician and astronomer, writes four-line verses, or quatrains, in his spare time | |
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| c. 1102 |
| | | The chansons de geste, performed by professional minstrels in castles and manors, celebrate the exploits of Charlemagne and his paladins | |
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| c. 1120 |
| | | The troubadours of Provence develop a new form of love poetry in French, introducing courtly love | |
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| c. 1130 |
| | | A popular French poem, the Chanson de Roland, turns a minor disaster in one of Charlemagne's campaigns into a tale of epic heroism | |
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| c. 1160 |
| | | Chrétien de Troyes and other French authors turn the stories of Arthur and his knights into a romance of courtly love | |
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