Huon of Bordeaux (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: n/a
- First Published: 1534
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Type of Plot: Epic
- Time of Work: Ninth century
- Setting: Paris, Jerusalem, Rome, and the fairy kingdom of Mommur
- Genres: Poetry, Epic, Romance, medieval, Narrative poetry
- Subjects: Folkloric or magical people, Magic or magicians, Betrayal, Paris, Brothers, Kings, queens, or royalty, Middle Ages, Middle East, Fairies
- Locales: Paris, France, Holy Land, Jerusalem, Rome, ancient, Mommur (mythic)
Characters Discussed
Huon de Bordeaux (ew-OH[N] deh bohr-DOH), the older son of the dead duke of Guienne. On his way with his brother Gerard to pay homage to King Charlemagne, he is ambushed by the king’s son, Charlot, whom he kills in self-defense. He is then sent, by the angry Charlemagne, on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. After many adventures, through which he is assisted by Oberon, the fairy king, he returns to court to claim the rights usurped during his absence by his brother.
Gerard (zhay-RAHR), the younger brother of Huon de Bordeaux and the usurper of his...
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