Guy of Warwick
the hero of one of the most ancient and popular of early English metrical romances. It is a purely English story of the 13th century, related to the Dano-Saxon romance of "Havelok" by its allusions to Danish wars in England, and to the French "King Horn" by its adoption of some of the more striking incidents in that story.
Its authorship may be due to Walter of Exeter, a 13th-century Franciscan monk, but it has undoubtedly been improved by some French or Norman minstrel. The story has close affinity with that of Guido Tyrius in the "Gesta Romanorum." The hero, Sir Guy of Warwick, is son of Segard, steward of Rohand, Earl of Warwick; his instructor in the exercises of chivalry, the famous Hérand of Ardenne. Having fallen deeply in love with Felice, the daughter of the earl, he was promised her hand when he earned it by knightly deeds. In the tournament at Rouen he vanquished every competitor and was equally successful in Spain Spain and Lombardy. In England he overcame the famous Dun Cow, but his haughty mistress was still unsatisfied. He went to Constantinople to save the Emperor Ernis from the Saracens, slew the mighty Coldran, and scattered his huge army. The grateful emperor pressed on him the hand of his lovely daughter and heiress Loret, but, faithful to Felice, Sir Guy tore himself away, and returned to his native country, when he heard of a dragon ravaging Northumberland. He hastened to meet the monster, slew him, and carried his head to King Athelstan, at Lincoln. The fair Felice had now no scruple to marry the hero. But remorse for all the slaughter he had done merely for a woman's love began to seize him, and after 40 brief days of wedded happiness he left his home in the dress of a palmer to visit the Holy Land. Here he rescued Earl Jonas from his dungeon, and slew the ferocious giant Amiraunt, after which he returned to England to find Athelstan besieged in Winchester by the Danish Anlaf, of whose army the mainstay was the terrible Colbrand. Guy, still in his disguise, after a prolonged and awful struggle, succeeded in Sir palmer's weeds, and then retired to a now visited his wife all unknown in his striking off the champion's head. He now visited his wife all unknown in his Felice, and she arrived in time to close he sent her parting ring as a token to his eyes, survived him for but 15 days, Cliff, near Warwick. Before his death he sent her parting ring as a token to Felice, and she arrived in time to close his eyes, survived him for but 15 days, and was buried in the same grave.
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