The Romaunce of the Sowdone of Babylone and of Ferumbras His Sone Who Conquerede Rome
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The Romaunce of the Sowdone of Babylone and of Ferumbras His Sone Who Conquerede Rome
Charlemagne, Emperor, 742-814 -- Romances; English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500; Romances, English
AGREMARE, Agremour or Egremour, a town in Spain situated on the
river Flagot. The soudan is holding his court there (l. 33), when
he hears of the injuries done to his subjects by the Romans. Having
destroyed Rome, he returns to Agremor (l. 672) [not to Morimonde, as
in the «Destruction», l. 1351, and in «Fierabras», l. 27]. At Agremor
the twelve peers are imprisoned and besieged. «Syr Ferumbras» reads
«Egremoygne», «Egremoun», «Agremoun».
ALAGOLOFUR, a Saracen giant, warden of the bridge of Mantrible; ll.
2135, 2881, 2149, 2175, 2801, 3053. In «Syr Ferumbras», l. 3831, etc.,
he is called Agolafre. In the French poem of «Fierabras» we find
Agolafre and Golafre.
ALCARON, l. 2762, a Saracen deity; cf. note to l. 2271.
ALEROYSE, l. 1699, one of the twelve peers; cf. note to l. 884.
ALISAUNDRE. Ferumbras is called King of Alisaundre, ll. 510, 984.
Cf. «Destr.» 71, 1237, 1315. «Fierabras», 50, 66, 538, etc. Ashmole
«Ferumbras», 53, 88, etc.
APPOLYN, one of the Mahometan deities. See note to l. 86.
ARABYE, l. 3097. Cf. «Destr.» 75; «Fierabras», 3160, 4096.
ASCALON. Laban’s birthplace, l. 100, and subject to him. This name
does not occur in any other version.
ASCAROT, l. 2762, a Mahometan god. Occurring in none of the other
versions.
ASCOPARS, see note to l. 495.
ASKALOUS, l. 497.
ASSAYNES, l. 497.
ASSIENS, ll. 1039, 2085. In this poem only the last three nations are
mentioned as being included among Laban’s subjects.
ASSYE, l. 102, 123, 1000. See note to l. 1000.
ASTRAGOT, «or» ESTRAGOT, a Saracen giant who kills Sabaris, ll. 346,
352. He is slain by the portcullis let down by the Romans, l. 432. He
was husband to Barrock, the giantess of the bridge of Mantrible, ll.
2944, 3022. Cf. «Destr.» 1090. Not in «Fierabras» nor in the Ashmolean
version. See note to l. 346.
AUFRIKE, ll. 102, 114. Aufricanes, l. 257, part of the soudan’s
dominions. Cf. «Syr Ferumbras», l. 5465, «Destr.» 76, «Fierabras»,
4913.
BABILON, see note to l. 69; cf. «Destr.» 78, 204, 85; «Fierabras», 51;
«Syr Fer.» 53.
BALDESEYNES, 501, 871. Occurring in no other version; cf. besides
Martin’s note to Kudrun, 161, 2, and perhaps «Fierabras», 2873, 4721
Balegué = Balaguer (Ballegarium, Valaguaria) near Lerida in Spain.
BARBARYE, l. 1001, mentioned only in this poem.
BARROK, ll. 2939, 2950, 3022, a giantess, wife to Astragot, slain by
Charles. See note to l. 2939.
BELMORE, does not occur in the other versions; see note to l. 3122.
BELSABUB, l. 357, occurs only in this poem.
BERNARD OF SPRUWSE (? Prussia); 1715, one of the twelve knights. See
«Introduction», p. xxvii.
BOLOYNE, 3238. Charles presents the nails to that place. See note to
l. 3236, and cf. «Fierabras», l. 6199.
BRETOMAYN, Laban’s gaoler at Agremor, ll. 1533, 1591, slain by
Floripas, l. 1606. This name is spelt ‘Brutamont’ in «Fierabras»,
‘Brytamoun’ in «Syr Ferumbras». It is not to be met with in the
«Destruction».
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