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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French epic hero
chanson de geste character
legendary hero
medieval literary character
alsoKnownAs Guillaume au Court Nez NERFINISHED
William of Orange (epic hero) NERFINISHED
appearsInGenre chanson de geste
appearsInWork Aliscans NERFINISHED
La Chanson de Guillaume NERFINISHED
La Prise d’Orange NERFINISHED
Le Charroi de Nîmes NERFINISHED
Le Moniage Guillaume NERFINISHED
associatedPlace Nîmes NERFINISHED
Orange NERFINISHED
Spain (epic setting) NERFINISHED
associatedWithDynasty Carolingian dynasty NERFINISHED
basedOn William of Gellone NERFINISHED
centralFigureOfCycle Cycle de Guillaume d’Orange NERFINISHED
characterTrait bravery
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
capture of Orange (in La Prise d’Orange)
defense of L’Archamp (in La Chanson de Guillaume)
notableFor battles against Saracens
loyal service to Charlemagne
notableInPeriod Middle Ages NERFINISHED
occupation nobleman
warrior
religionInTexts Christianity NERFINISHED
roleInTexts defender of Christendom
servesRuler Charlemagne NERFINISHED
spouseAlsoKnownAs Guibourc NERFINISHED
theme conversion and repentance
feudal loyalty
holy war against infidels

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