- Veillantif
Veillantif (French), Vegliantin, Vegliantino or Brigliadoro (Italian) is the name of
Roland thepaladin 's trustworthy and swifthorse in the stories derived from the "chansons de geste". The French name comes from an expression meaning "vigilant". "Veillantif" is first mentioned in the "Song of Roland " (v2032; laisse 151).The Italian name "Vegliantino" was initially used in the Italian
romance s (he is found as such inLuigi Pulci 's "Morgante "), butMatteo Maria Boiardo renamed him "Brigliadoro" in his "Orlando Innamorato ", and this is the name that is also used inLudovico Ariosto 's "Orlando Furioso ". [Ariosto, pt 1, introduction, p. 109.]Veillantif was given various origins. In the 12th century "chanson de geste" "Aspremont", he is said to have formerly been the possession of king
Agolant 's son Helmont. After Helmont's defeat, the horse (and his swordDurendal ) was given to Roland. This was the tradition followed by Boiardo and Ariosto.ources
*"Orlando Furioso", verse translation by
Barbara Reynolds in two volumes (Penguin Classics, 1975). Part one (cantos 1-23) ISBN 0-14-044311-8; part two (cantos 24-46) ISBN 0-14-044310-X.
*"The Song of Roland: An Analytical Edition". Gerard J. Brault, ed. (Pennsylvania Sate University, 1978). ISBN 0-271-00516-5
*fr icon "Les Quatre Fils Aymon". Presentation, selection and translation in modern French by Micheline de Combarieu du Grès and Jean Subrenat. Paris: Gallimard, 1983. ISBN 2-07-037501-3}References
ee also
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Bayard - Rinaldo/Renaud's magical horse
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