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Aspremont (chanson De Geste)
''Chanson d'Aspremont'' (or simply ''Aspremont'', or ''Agolant'') is a 12th-century Old French (before 1190). The poem comprises 11, 376 verses (unusually long for a ), grouped into rhymed laisses. The verses are decasyllables mixed with French alexandrine, alexandrines. In this tale, the African Saracen king Agolant and his son Aumon (Almons,, passim. Eaumond) invade Calabria and defy Charlemagne (Charles) through their messenger Balan (vv. 1ff; 604ff). Charlemagne's troops come to fight them, but Charlemagne's nephew Roland is not allowed to join the battle due to his young age (referred to as "Rolandin", he is not considered a full adult). The armies reach Aspromonte, Aspremont, and Charlemagne's paladins Naimon, Naimes and Girart de Fraite, Girart d'Eufrate prove their worth. Roland joins the battle by arming himself with a rod () and mounting a horse (vv. 4969–71), and later commandeering Duke Naime's horse Morel (vv. 5749–5755). Charlemagne fights Aumon in single comba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Library Lansdowne MS 782 F022v - Chanson D'Aspremont - Charlemagne & Roland
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Naimon
Naimon, Duke of Bavaria, also called Naimes, Naime, Naymon, Namo, and Namus, is a character of the Matter of France stories concerning Charlemagne and his paladins, and appears in Old French ''chansons de geste">-4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk of the beginnings of French, that is, when it wa ... ''chansons de geste'' (like ''The Song of Roland'') and Italian romance (heroic literature), romance Epic poetry, epics. He is traditionally Charlemagne's wisest and most trusted advisor. In the ''Song of Roland'', Naimon supports Ganelon's proposal to make peace with King Marsile. He does not suspect Ganelon's treachery. Later, he organizes the divisions of Charlemagne's army and participates in the battle against Baligant. In '' Le Pèlerinage de Charlemagne'' he is included among the Twelve Peers. In later romances he is given a son, Sir Bertram.Walpole, Ronald N. (1947). "'Syr Bertram the Baner' in the Middle-English Romance Otuel an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12th-century Poems
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Works Based On The Song Of Roland
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French Poems
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Chansons De Geste
The , from 'deeds, actions accomplished') is a medieval narrative, a type of epic poem that appears at the dawn of French literature. The earliest known poems of this genre date from the late 11th and early 12th centuries, shortly before the emergence of the lyric poetry of the troubadours and trouvères, and the earliest verse romances. They reached their highest point of acceptance in the period 1150–1250.Hasenohr, 242. Composed in verse, these narrative poems of moderate length (averaging 4000 lines) were originally sung, or (later) recited, by minstrels or jongleurs. More than one hundred ''chansons de geste'' have survived in approximately three hundred manuscripts''La Chanson de Roland,'' 12. that date from the 12th to the 15th century. Origins Since the 19th century, much critical debate has centered on the origins of the ''chansons de geste'', and particularly on explaining the length of time between the composition of the ''chansons'' and the actual historical ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Da Barberino
Andrea Mangiabotti,Geneviève Hasenohr and Michel Zink, eds. ''Dictionnaire des lettres françaises: Le Moyen Âge''. Collection: La Pochothèque (Paris: Fayard, 1992. ), pp. 62–63. called Andrea da Barberino ( 1370–1431''The Cambridge History of Italian Literature'', Peter Brand and Lino Pertile, eds. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996), p. 168.), was an Italian writer and ''cantastorie'' ("storyteller")Ludovico Ariosto, ''Orlando Furioso'', translated with an introduction by Barbara Reynolds (London: Penguin Books, 1975), Part I, Introduction, p. 58. of the Quattrocento Renaissance. He was born in Barberino Val d'Elsa, near Florence, and lived in Florence. He is principally known for his prose romance epic '' Il Guerrin Meschino'', his ''I Reali di Francia'' ("The Royal House of France"), a prose compilation (in the form of a chronicle) of the Matter of France epic material concerning Charlemagne and Roland (''Orlandino'') from various legends and chansons de geste, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olifant (instrument)
Olifant (also known as oliphant) was the name applied in the Middle Ages to a type of carved ivory hunting horn created from elephant tusks. Olifants were most prominently used in Europe from roughly the tenth to the sixteenth century, although there are later examples. The surviving inventories of Renaissance treasuries and armories document that Europeans, especially in France, Germany, and England, owned trumpets in a variety of media that were used to signal, both in war and hunting. They were manufactured primarily in Italy (from either African elephant, African or Indian elephant tusk), but towards the end of the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, they were also made in Africa for a European market. Typically, they were made with relief carvings that showed animal and human combat scenes, hunting scenes, fantastic beasts, and European heraldry. About seventy-five ivory hunting horns survive and about half can be found in museums and church treasuries, while others a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veillantif
Veillantif (French language, French), Vielantiu (Old French); Vegliantin, Vegliantino or Brigliadoro (Italian language, Italian) is the name of Roland the paladin's trustworthy and swift wikt:steed#Noun, steed in the stories derived from the ''chanson de geste, chansons de geste''. The French name comes from an expression meaning "vigilant". ''Veillantif'' is first mentioned in ''The Song of Roland'' (v. 2032; laisse 151). Veillantif was given various origins. In the 12th century ''chanson de geste'' ''Aspremont (chanson de geste), Aspremont'', the horse is said to have formerly been in the possession of King Agolant's son Aumon. After Aumon's defeat, the horse (and his sword Durendal) was given to Roland. Andrea da Barberino's (1370–1431) Italian prose adaptation ''L'Aspramonte'' stated that the horse was called Briadoro when it belonged to Almonte (Aumon), but renamed Vegliantino after being conquered by Orlandino ("little Roland").: notes to Orlando. Luigi Pulci's (1432� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durandal
Durendal, also spelled Durandal, is the sword of Roland, a legendary paladin and partially historical officer of Charlemagne in French epic literature. The sword is famous for its hardness and sharpness. Sources including '' La Chanson de Roland'' (''The Song of Roland'') state that it first belonged to the young Charlemagne. According to one legend, at the end of the Battle of Roncevaux Roland hurled the sword from him to prevent its being seized by the Saracens, and it came to rest in Rocamadour. A replica sword that was embedded in a rock face there was reported stolen in June 2024. Etymology The name ''Durendal'' arguably begins with the French ''dur-'' stem, meaning "hard", though "enduring" may be the intended meaning. Rita Lejeune argues that the name may break down into + , which may be rendered in English as "strong scythe" or explained in more detail to mean "a scimitar or scythe that holds up, resists, endures". Gerhard Rohlfs suggests + , "strong flame" or " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girart De Fraite
Girart de Roussillon, also called ''Girard'', ''Gérard II'', ''Gyrart de Vienne,'' and ''Girart de Fraite'', (c. 810–877/879?) was a Frankish Burgundian leader who became Count of Paris in 837, and embraced the cause of Lothair I against Charles the Bald. He was a son of Leuthard I, Count of Fézensac and Paris, and his wife Grimildis. Girart is not described as being from Roussillon in authentic historical sources. The placename in his title is derived from a castle he built on Mont Lassois, near Vix and Châtillon-sur-Seine (Côte-d'Or). Girart de Roussillon is also an epic figure in the cycle of Carolingian romances, collectively known as the ''Matter of France.'' In the genealogy of the cycle's legendary heroes, Girart is a son of Doon de Mayence and appears in various irreconcilable events. Biography Girart fought at the Battle of Fontenay in 841, and followed Lothair I to Aix-en-Provence. In 843, Girart married Bertha. They had two children: Thierry and Ava. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
