Knights and knighthood -- Poetry; Romances, English
The king of Jerusalem, just returning from a voyage, happened to
find the leopard with the child, which he ordered to be saved and
delivered to him. Seeing from the foundling’s golden ring that the
child was of noble descent, and pitying its helpless state, he
took it into his palace, and brought him up as his own son (as it
were) at his court. The child was named Leobertus.
The dragon or gripe with the other child was seen by a pious
hermit, St. Antony, who, though son of the king of Greece, had in
his youth forsaken the world. Through his prayer St. Mary made the
dragon put down the infant; Antony carried him to his father, who
adopted him and ordered him to be baptized. He was named Antony
fice Greffoun (Antony, son of the griffin or gripe).
Desonelle wandered up and down, after the loss of her children,
till she happened to meet the king of Nazareth hunting. He,
recognizing her as the king of Portugal’s daughter, gave her a
kind welcome and assistance. At his court she lived several years
in happy retirement. Torrent returned at length into Portugal,
notwithstanding all the entreaties of the Norwegian king that he
would dwell in Norway somewhat longer. At his arrival, King
Calamond took refuge in his stronghold, and greeted him from
thence with scornful words. Torrent, after having summoned his
friends from Arragon, Provence, and Calabre, conquered the castle,
and took Calamond prisoner. The traitor was sent out to sea in a
leaky boat, and perished.
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