The Epic Quest: Studies in Four Old French Chansons de Geste |
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... killed by his mother ; Amile's offspring are killed by their father . But they survive to carry on the lineage . Then in the end , both heroes fall on the Lombard plains . This ending is not just an afterthought or a grafting onto the ...
... killed by his mother ; Amile's offspring are killed by their father . But they survive to carry on the lineage . Then in the end , both heroes fall on the Lombard plains . This ending is not just an afterthought or a grafting onto the ...
Page 134
... killed ) ; he then strikes still another , but the enemy's hauberk holds good and Gaydon's spear breaks into pieces . Gautier re- proaches his leader for being too chivalric , for not knowing how to kill the enemy . You boasted you ...
... killed ) ; he then strikes still another , but the enemy's hauberk holds good and Gaydon's spear breaks into pieces . Gautier re- proaches his leader for being too chivalric , for not knowing how to kill the enemy . You boasted you ...
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... killed ( all but one ) on the spot . For having seized the princess , Galafre is forced to give battle to Yvorin . It doesn't matter what happens to either side , says our trouvère , for they are Saracens ! La veïssiés un fort estor ...
... killed ( all but one ) on the spot . For having seized the princess , Galafre is forced to give battle to Yvorin . It doesn't matter what happens to either side , says our trouvère , for they are Saracens ! La veïssiés un fort estor ...
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