Project Gutenberg 2013-11-27 Public domain in the USA. 77 Bagnyon, Jehan 1412 Fierabras Produced by Carlo Traverso, Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Fierabras" by Jehan Bagnyon is a historical romance written in the late medieval period. This narrative explores the legendary battles and adventures surrounding the heroic figures of Charlemagne and his knights, particularly focusing on the confrontation between the valiant Olivier and the formidable giant, Fierabras. The text is imbued with themes of faith, valor, and the struggle between Christianity and paganism, highlighting the epic tales related to the foundation of France and the valor of its kings. The opening of "Fierabras" sets the stage for a grand tale of chivalry and epic proportions. It introduces the reader to a historical framework, recounting the lineage of French kings beginning with Clovis, the first Christian king of France, and transitioning to Charlemagne. As the story unfolds, the tension builds around a looming battle where the giant Fierabras challenges the French knights, and it is revealed that Olivier, despite his wounds, resolves to confront Fierabras in defense of his king and faith. The narrative promises a rich tapestry of heroic deeds, divine interventions, and vengeful quests as it delves into the conflict between these mighty warriors. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44301/44301-h/images/cover.jpg fr Charlemagne, Emperor, 742-814 -- Romances France -- History -- To 987 -- Romances PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 480816 480823 2024-09-18T14:07:17.682864 2023-09-19T09:46:48.621982 text/html text/html 472212 2013-11-27T14:40:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1893769 2013-11-27T14:40:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1998171 2024-09-18T14:07:35.540765 application/epub+zip 2006120 2024-09-18T14:07:24.711809 application/epub+zip 236440 2024-09-18T14:07:18.101828 application/epub+zip 4636987 2024-09-18T14:07:39.522762 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4577523 2024-09-18T14:07:28.973748 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344611 2022-09-20T08:09:16.618053 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 455352 455081 2024-09-18T14:07:17.126828 2023-09-19T09:46:48.223968 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 452918 2013-11-27T14:40:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 156023 2013-11-27T14:40:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19210 2024-09-18T14:07:39.659787 application/rdf+xml 31455 2024-09-18T14:07:18.190919 image/jpeg 4479 2024-09-18T14:07:18.146841 image/jpeg 1896876 2024-09-18T14:07:17.823841 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia