Guillaume d’Orange
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Guillaume d’Orange is a legendary medieval French hero and warrior-noble celebrated in the chansons de geste for his battles against Saracens and loyal service to Charlemagne.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French epic hero
ⓘ
chanson de geste character ⓘ legendary hero ⓘ medieval literary character ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Guillaume au Court Nez
NERFINISHED
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William of Orange (epic hero) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | chanson de geste ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Aliscans
NERFINISHED
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La Chanson de Guillaume NERFINISHED ⓘ La Prise d’Orange NERFINISHED ⓘ Le Charroi de Nîmes NERFINISHED ⓘ Le Moniage Guillaume NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Nîmes
NERFINISHED
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Orange NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain (epic setting) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Carolingian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | William of Gellone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralFigureOfCycle | Cycle de Guillaume d’Orange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
bravery
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loyalty ⓘ piety ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| familyRole | vassal of Charlemagne ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Guibert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vivien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Orable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later French epic literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWorks | Old French ⓘ |
| laterAdaptations | medieval prose romances ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Matter of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainAdversaries | Saracens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | oral epic tradition ⓘ |
| narrativeArc | from warrior to monk (in Le Moniage Guillaume) ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
battle of Aliscans (in Aliscans)
NERFINISHED
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capture of Orange (in La Prise d’Orange) ⓘ defense of L’Archamp (in La Chanson de Guillaume) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
battles against Saracens
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loyal service to Charlemagne ⓘ |
| notableInPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
nobleman
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warrior ⓘ |
| religionInTexts | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInTexts | defender of Christendom ⓘ |
| servesRuler | Charlemagne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseAlsoKnownAs | Guibourc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
conversion and repentance
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feudal loyalty ⓘ holy war against infidels ⓘ |
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