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Ferragus (1923 Film)
Ferragus may refer to: * Ferragut, a Saracen paladin (in some texts a giant) in the ''Historia Caroli Magni'' * Ferragus, a Saracen giant of Portugal in the medieval romance ''Valentine and Orson'' * '' Ferragus: Chief of the Devorants'', a novel by Honoré de Balzac, also a character in the novel * Faraj ben Salim, 13th century Sicilian-Jewish physician and translator See also *Farragus (other) *Fergus (name) Fergus or Feargus is a common Scottish or Irish male given name derived from Scots Gaelic, meaning ''the strong (one)'' or ''the masculine (one)''.Way, George and Squire, Romily. ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The R ... * Farragut (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferragut
Ferragut (also known as Ferragus, Ferracutus, Ferracute, Ferrakut, Ferraguto, Ferraù, Fernagu) was a character—a Saracen paladin, sometimes depicted as a giant—in texts dealing with the Matter of France, including the '' Historia Caroli Magni'', and Italian epics, such as ''Orlando Innamorato'' by Matteo Maria Boiardo and '' Orlando Furioso'' by Ludovico Ariosto. In the tales, he was portrayed as physically invulnerable except at his navel/stomach, and was eventually killed (or fated to be killed) by the paladin Roland. Name "Ferracutus" was the Latin form of the name used in the ''Pseudo-Turpin Chronicle''. Thomas Bulfinch used "Ferragus" in his English adaptation ''Legends of Charlemagne'', but the form "Ferragut" appears to be the most frequent in English today. In his ''Orlando innamorato'', Matteo Maria Boiardo used Feraguto/Feragu (Ferraguto/Ferragu). Ferraù is a syncopated form used in ''Orlando furioso'' by Ludovico Ariosto. Texts Ferracutus in the ''"Pseud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentine And Orson
''Valentine and Orson'' is a romance which has been attached to the Carolingian cycle. Synopsis It is the story of twin brothers, abandoned in the woods in infancy. Valentine is brought up as a knight at the court of Pepin, while Orson grows up in a bear's den to be a wild man of the woods, until he is overcome and tamed by Valentine, whose servant and comrade he becomes. In some versions, the pair discover their true history with the help of a magical brazen head. The two eventually rescue their mother Bellisant, sister of Pepin and wife of the emperor of Greece, by whom she had been unjustly repudiated, from the power of a giant named Ferragus. Early Modern Versions The tale is probably based on a lost French original, with Orson originally described as "sans nom" i.e. the "nameless" one. A 14th-century French ''chanson de geste'', ''Valentin et Sansnom'' (i.e. ''Valentin and "Nameless"'') has not survived but was translated/adapted in medieval German as ''Valentin und Name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Of The Devorants
Chief may refer to: Title or rank Military and law enforcement * Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force * Chief of police, the head of a police department * Chief of the boat, the senior enlisted sailor on a U.S. Navy submarine * Chief petty officer, a non-commissioned officer or equivalent in many navies * Chief warrant officer, a military rank Other titles * Chief of the Name, head of a family or clan * Chief mate, or Chief officer, the highest senior officer in the deck department on a merchant vessel * Chief of staff, the leader of a complex organization * Fire chief, top rank in a fire department * Scottish clan chief, the head of a Scottish clan * Tribal chief, a leader of a tribal form of government * Chief, IRS-CI, the head and chief executive of U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Places * Chief Mountain, Montana, United States * Stawamus Chief or the Chief, a granite dome in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faraj Ben Salim
Faraj ben Sālim (), also known as Farragut of Girgenti, Moses Farachi of Dirgent, Ferragius, Farragus, or Franchinus or Ferrauto, was a Sicilian-Jewish physician and translator who flourished in the second half of the thirteenth century. Work He was engaged by Charles I of Anjou as translator of medical works from Arabic into Latin. In this capacity he rendered a great service to medicine by making in 1279 a Latin translation of Abu Bakr al-Razi's medical encyclopedia, ''Al-Hawi'' (later printed in 1486, under the title ''Continens'', with a glossary by the translator). The translation is followed, between the same covers, by ''De expositionibus vocabulorum seu synonimorum simplicis medicinæ'', which Moritz Steinschneider supposes to form a part of the ''Continens''. As a token of his esteem for the translator, Charles of Anjou ordered that on the original copy of the manuscript of the ''Continens'' (MS. ''Bibliothèque nationale de France'', Paris, No. 6912) the portrait of F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farragus (other)
Farragus may refer to: *'' Gastromyzon farragus'', fish species *Professor Farragus, a mad scientist from '' End of the World at Eight O'Clock'' by Stanisław Lem *Faraj ben Salim, 13th century Sicilian-Jewish physician and translator *An occasional spelling for '' Ferragus,'' by Honoré de Balzac in old English translations See also *Ferragus (other) Ferragus may refer to: * Ferragut, a Saracen paladin (in some texts a giant) in the ''Historia Caroli Magni'' * Ferragus, a Saracen giant of Portugal in the medieval romance ''Valentine and Orson'' * '' Ferragus: Chief of the Devorants'', a novel b ... * Farragut (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fergus (name)
Fergus or Feargus is a common Scottish or Irish male given name derived from Scots Gaelic, meaning ''the strong (one)'' or ''the masculine (one)''.Way, George and Squire, Romily. ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). Published in 1994. Pages 136 - 137. As a surname, Ferguson or Fergusson is common across Scotland but particularly in Perthshire and Ayrshire. In Ireland, the Ferris family of County Kerry derives its surname from the patronymic . Given name Saints * Saint Fergus Nobles * Fergus the Great (died c. 645), also known as Gwrgan Fawr or Gurgantius, a king of Ergyng, a Welsh kingdom of the early medieval period * Fergus mac Echdach, Scottish king of Dál Riata from about 778 to 781 * Fergus of Galloway (died 1161), Lord of Galloway * Fergus, Earl of Buchan (died before 1214) * Fergus Morton, Baron Morton of Henryton, judge Others * Fergus Bowes-Lyon, broth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
