Chansons de geste

medieval epic work

medieval narrative in poetic form

fictional character; legendary knight of Charlemagne

Frankish Burgundian leader and count of Paris, 790-877

legendary knight in chivalric romance, Christian saint

epic poem by William of Tudela

thumb|The giant Fierabras. Engraving from the 1497 edition of Jehan Bagnyon's Roman de Fierabras le Géant (P. Maréchal et B. Chaussard, Lyon), BNF RES-Y2-993 Fierabras (from French: ', "brave/formidable arm") or Ferumbras' is a fictional Saracen knight (sometimes of gigantic stature) appearing in several chansons de geste'' and other material relating to the Matter of France. He is the son of Balan, king of Spain, and is frequently shown in conflict with Roland and the Twelve Peers, especially Oliver, whose prowess he almost rivals. Fierabras eventually converts to Christianity and fights for

chanson de geste

13th-century French epic poem

medieval tale

literary work

Spanish literature genre from the 12th and 13th centuries

Old French chanson de geste

medieval French epic poem

French epic poem

late twelfth-century Old French chanson de geste

Old French chanson de geste

12th-century Old French chanson de geste

French epic poem (before 1150)

epic poems loosely based on the First Crusade

twelfth-century Old French medieval narrative

literary work

14th-century Franco-Venetian epic poem

legendary hero

figure of legend

Aliscans is a chanson de geste of the late twelfth century. It recounts the story of the fictional battle of Aliscans (Alescans), a disastrous defeat of a Christian army by a Saracen army. The name 'Aliscans' presumably refers to the Alyscamps in Arles. It belongs to the Guillaume d'Orange cycle, and in the action Guillaume's nephew Vivien is killed.

chanson de geste about Charlemagne's childhood

12th-century chanson de geste

Old French chanson de geste

cycle of Old French epic poems