Legends of the Middle Ages, Narrated With Special Reference to Literature And Art
The book Legends of the Middle Ages, Narrated With Special Reference to Literature And Art was written by author Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline), D. 1929 Here you can read free online of Legends of the Middle Ages, Narrated With Special Reference to Literature And Art book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Legends of the Middle Ages, Narrated With Special Reference to Literature And Art a good or bad book?
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The battle won, of Roland's soul Each milder virtue took possession ; To vanquish'd foes he o'er a bowl His heart surrender'd at discretion." Ariosto, Orlando Furioso (Dr. Bumey's tr.). Aigolandus being slain, and the feud against him thus success- fully ended, Charlemagne carried the war into Navarre, where he was challenged by the giant Ferracute (Ferragus) to meet him in single combat. Although the metrical " Romances " describe Char- lemagne as twenty feet in height, and declare that he sle...pt in a hall, his bed surrounded by one hundred lighted tapers and one hundred knights with drawn swords, the emperor felt himself no match for the giant, whose personal appearance was as follows : — " So hard he was to-fond [proved]. That no dint of brond 142 LEGENDS OF THE MIDDLE AGES. No grieved him, I plight. He had twenty men's strength; And forty feet of length Thilke [each] paynim had ; And four feet in the face Y-meten [measured] on the place ; And fifteen in brede [breadth]. His nose was a foot and more ; His brow as bristles wore ; (He that saw it said) He looked lothliche [loathly], And was swart [black] as pitch ; Of him men might adrede !
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