The Romaunce of the Sowdone of Babylone and of Ferumbras His Sone Who Conquerede Rome — John Shaqi
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
The names in which «S» differs from «F», but agrees with «H», are
already spoken of on p. xxxi. But there are several others in the
spelling of which «H» agrees with «F», but differs from «S». Thus we
find «Balans» or «Balant» in «H» for «Laban» in «S»; «Guarin», «H»,
leaf 80, back, «F» 438 = «Generyse», «S» 1135; «Agolafres», «H», leaf
81 = «Alagolofer», «S» 2135; «Amiotte», «H» leaf 83, back = «Barrokk»,
«S» 2939, etc.
As to the subject-matter, there are no instances where «S», differing
from «F», agrees with «H». In all points in which «S» differs from «F»
we find it also differing from «H».
Thus the game of blowing a burning coal, in the description of [p-l]
which «S» slightly differs from «F», is related in «H» with nearly the
same words as in «F». As, besides the small fragment printed by Grœber
in the «Jahrbuch», xiii, and some few remarks in the «Zeitschrift
für rom. Phil.», nothing is known of the Hanover MS., the following
passages printed here may serve to show how little «H» differs from
«F». The game of the coal («S» 1996–2016, «F» 2907–2934) is thus
described in «H», leaf 58:—
“Veillard, dist Lucafer, vo«us» ni savez juer,
Vo«us» ne savez en F«ra»nce le g«ra»nt charboun soffler.
Certes, ceo dist li dus, mais n’en oie soffler.
Et respont li payen: Mais te feray mostrer.
Ly payen vait le duc au g«ra»nt fowel mener.
Q«ua»nt Rollant l’ad veu, a Berard l’ad mostre
Ore p«or»res boue jeu ver «et» esgarder.
Dahait qui ne laira ly «et» Naimes juer.
Lucafer se beysa pur un tison combrer,
Trestote le plus ardant quil i poet trover,
Par tiel air soffla le fu qil li fist voler.
Puis ad dist a Names ‘Ore vo«us» cove«nt» soffler.’
Names prist le tison qui bien se sout aider,
Vers le payen s’en va pur le tison sofler,
Pur ceo le fist ly dus qa ly se volt meller,
Si suffla le tison qe le fist allumer,
Le barbe «et» le menton fist au payen bruler,
Tres p«ar»my le visaie en fist la flame virer,
Qe par un sule petite qe nel fist souuiler.
Q«ua»nt le voit ly payen, le sanc quida deueher.
Il jette a .ij. ses maines, qi le quide frapper,
Mais ly dus le ferry tres p«ar»my le costes,
Qe les oilz de la teste ly fist en fu voler.
Puys l’ad pris par le flank, s’il voit en le fu ruer.
Lichiers, dist dus Names, Dex te poet mal doner,
Tu me quidoies ore come fole cy trover.”
The distribution of the relics, in which «S» (cf. note to l. 3238)
differs from «F» 6195 «et seq.» is related as follows in «H», leaf 100:—
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