Giants (2)
Papillon—a hippogryph
HORSES
Frontino—originally belonged to Sacripant, who had named him Frontelatte, but is now Rashid’s, given to him by Brunello, who had stolen him from his owner.
Bayard—Renaud’s charger, possessed of near-human intelligence.
Rabican—Astolph’s steed, originally owned by Argalia.
SWORDS
Balisarda—belonging to Rashid, created by a faerie named Falerina who had wanted it to be used to kill Roland, but stolen from her by its intended victim. Stolen from Roland by Brunello and given to Rashid.
Fusberta—Renaud’s. Also called Froberge.
Durindana—Roland’s, originally Hector’s
HELMETS
Renaud’s—won from Mambrino.
Rodomont’s—inherited from Nimrod.
LANCES
Astolph’s—capable of unseating all whom it strikes, belonged originally to Argalia.
Bradamant’s—golden and indefeatible, her weapon of choice.
ARMOR
Rodomont’s—inherited, like his sword, from Nimrod and made of the scales of a dragon.
Marfisa’s—enchanted.
SHIELDS
Atalante’s—the gleam of which renders all whom it strikes unconscious. Kept safely hidden in a sack when not needed.
MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS
Magic ring—a counter against all magic spells when worn on the finger, but when placed in the mouth it renders its owner invisible. The property of Angelica, it is stolen by Brunello and taken from him by Bradamant. She gives it to Melissa who gives it to Rashid who returns it to Angelica.
Myrtle—a bush
SHIPS LOST IN STORMS
2
PLACES
Frankland—a nation
Italia—another nation
Cathay—Angelica’s homeland
Alcina’s Island—also known as Cibola
Afric—also known as Barbary, the homeland of the Moors
Acheron—a river in Hades, once crossed it can never be recrossed
Agrismont—a castle in Buovo
Angleland—also known as Brittania
Circassia—a land of the Caucasus
Ebuda—an island
Iceland—a land of chilly beauties
Mantua—homeland of Melissa
Montauban—a castle in the Dordogne
Vallambrosa—a haven
Iberia—a nation
Thule—a distant land
Arles—a city
Bulgaria—a nation
PRINCIPAL SOURCES
Orlando Furioso
Ludovico Ariosto
Translated by Barbara Reynolds
Penguin Books (London, New York:1975)
Orlando Furioso
Ludovico Ariosto
Translated by Allan H. Gilbert
S. F. Vanni (New York: 1954)
Orlando Furioso
Ludovico Ariosto
Translated by Guido Waldman
Oxford University Press (Oxford, New York: 1974)
The Orlando Furioso
E. W. Edwards
Cambridge University Press (London: 1924)
The Orlando Furioso of Ludovico Ariosto
Translated by William Stewart Rose
(1823 - 1831; London: 1910)
Orlando Innamorato
Matteo Maria Boiardo
Translated by Charles Stanley Ross
Oxford University Press (Oxford, New York: 1995)
The Story of Roland
James Baldwin
Charles Scribner’s Sons (New York: 1930)
The Days of Chivalry: or, The Legend of Croquemitaine
Ernest L’Epine
Cassell, Petter and Galpin (London: nd); Baen Books (Chapel Hill, NC: 2013)
Legends of Charlemagne
Thomas Bulfinch
Macmillan (New York: 1997)