Legends of Charlemagne. Bulfinch Thomas

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       Thomas Bulfinch

      Legends of Charlemagne

      Published by Good Press, 2019

       [email protected]

      EAN 4057664620316

       LEGENDS OF CHARLEMAGNE

       LEGENDS OF CHARLEMAGNE

       INTRODUCTION

       THE PEERS, OR PALADINS

       THE TOURNAMENT

       THE SIEGE OF ALBRACCA

       ADVENTURES OF RINALDO AND ORLANDO

       THE INVASION OF FRANCE

       THE INVASION OF FRANCE (Continued)

       BRADAMANTE AND ROGERO

       ASTOLPHO AND THE ENCHANTRESS

       THE ORC

       ASTOLPHO'S ADVENTURES CONTINUED, AND ISABELLA'S BEGUN

       MEDORO

       ORLANDO MAD

       ZERBINO AND ISABELLA

       ASTOLPHO IN ABYSSINIA

       THE WAR IN AFRICA

       ROGERO AND BRADAMANTE

       THE BATTLE OF RONCESVALLES

       RINALDO AND BAYARD

       DEATH OF RINALDO

       HUON OF BORDEAUX

       HUON OF BORDEAUX (Continued)

       HUON OF BORDEAUX (Continued)

       OGIER, THE DANE

       OGIER, THE DANE (Continued)

       OGIER, THE DANE (Continued)

       GLOSSARY

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      Introduction The Peers, or Paladins The Tournament The Siege of Albracca Adventures of Rinaldo and Orlando The Invasion of France The Invasion of France (Continued) Bradamante and Rogero Astolpho and the Enchantress The Orc Astolpho's Adventures continued, and Isabella's begun. Medoro Orlando Mad Zerbino and Isabella Astolpho in Abyssinia The War in Africa Rogero and Bradamante The Battle of Roncesvalles Rinaldo and Bayard Death of Rinaldo Huon of Bordeaux Huon of Bordeaux (Continued) Huon of Bordeaux (Continued) Ogier, the Dane Ogier, the Dane (Continued) Ogier, the Dane (Continued) GLOSSARY

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      Those who have investigated the origin of the romantic fables relating to Charlemagne and his peers are of opinion that the deeds of Charles Martel, and perhaps of other Charleses, have been blended in popular tradition with those properly belonging to Charlemagne. It was indeed a most momentous era; and if our readers will have patience, before entering on the perusal of the fabulous annals which we are about to lay before them, to take a rapid survey of the real history of the times, they will find it hardly less romantic than the tales of the poets.

      In the century beginning from the year 600, the countries bordering upon the native land of our Saviour, to the east and south, had not yet received his religion. Arabia was the seat of an idolatrous religion resembling that of the ancient Persians, who worshipped the sun,

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