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Geste de Guillaume D’Orange
French epic
Also known as: “Cycle of Guillaume d’Orange”, “Geste de Garin de Monglane”
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French literature
- In French literature: The chansons de geste
Dominating the Geste de Garin de Monglane is Garin’s great-grandson, Guillaume d’Orange, whose historical prototype was the count of Toulouse and Charlemagne’s cousin. His dogged loyalty to an unworthy monarch (Charlemagne’s son Louis) is the subject of a group of poems that include the Chanson de Guillaume…
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