La Chanson de Roland : Translated from the Seventh Edition of Léon Gautier
General
La Chanson de Roland : Translated from the Seventh Edition of Léon Gautier
Epic poetry, French -- Translations into English; Knights and knighthood -- Poetry; Roland (Legendary character) -- Romances
GARNAILLE, unknown. 145.
GASCUIGNE, Gascony, Gascuin, Gascon. 65.
GENNES, Genoa. 165.
GLAZA, Galaza, and adj. Galazin, place, and stuff made of silk
and gold; from Asia. 215.
GROS, Pagans unknown. 234.
GUITSAND, town near Calais, 111.
HALTOIE, Spanish city. 14.
IMPHE, unknown. 293.
LEUTIS, believed to be Poland. 244. See G. Paris in Romania, II.,
p. 331.
LOHENRENGS, from Lorraine. 269.
MAELGUT, a Pagan's name. 154.
MALPRUSE and MALPREISE, Pagan region. 236.
MARBRISE and MARBRUSE, unknown places. 193.
MARCHIS, old, for Marquis. 50.
MISMIA, unknown. 234.
MONTJOIE.--Etym. Mons gaudii, name of Carle's standard;
the oriflamme and French war-cry. 93. See note in Gautier's
seventh edition, p. 278.
MORS, Moors. 234.
NERBUNE, Narbone, city, South of France. 269.
NIGRES, perhaps _Nigri_. 234.
NOPLES, supposed city of Spain. 14.
NUBLES, a Pagan tribe, Nubians. 234.
OCCIANT, Pagan country. (?) 235.
OLIFANT, Roland's ivory horn. Etym. _Elephantus_. 85.
ORMALEIS, unknown. 238. See Romania, II., and Gautier's
Glossary.
OYEZ, of French; hear! 2.
PEITEVINS for Poitevins, of Poitou. 224.
PINCENEIS, Lat. _Pincinnati_; see Romania, II., p. 331-335,
and Gautier's Glossary.
PINE, Pina, city of Spain. 14.
POUILLE, Apulia. 29.
PRIME, Arabian Province. 78.
PUILLANIE, Poland. 174.
REINS, Rheims, in Champagne. 12.
ROSNE, River Rhone. 121.
SAISNES, Saxons. 269.
SAINT-ROMAIN, church of Blaye, near Bordeaux. 269.
SAINTS (les), Les Saints of Cologne (Gautier); others say
Sens, a city of Western France. 111.
SEBILE, Sevilla, Spain. 14.
SEIGNEURS, French for Lords. 2, &c.
SIZRE, now Cisa; Etym. Caesaris, place of the defiles, near
Ronceval. 45.
SOLTRAS and AVERS, Pagan tribes. 235.
SORBRES and SORZ, Pagan tribes. 234.
SORENCE, unknown. 276.
TIEDEIS, Deutch, German. 277.
TUELE, city in Navarra. 14.
TURTELUSE, Tortosa, Spain. 75.
VAL-TENEBRE, Spanish City. 54.
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