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Guy of Warwick

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Guy of Warwick , English legendary hero, popularized by an anonymous 14th-century rhymed romance. Guy won the earl of Warwick's daughter and saved England from the Danes by killing the giant Colbrand; he later renounced worldly vanities and ended his days as a hermit. The story probably has a historical basis. Its popularity lasted through the 17th and 18th cent.

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Guy of Warwick

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Guy of Warwick, a popular verse romance of about 1300, based on an Anglo-Norman original occurring in four manuscripts ranging from 7,000 to 12,000 lines.

Guy is the son of Siward, steward of Rohand, earl of Warwick, and the romance tells of the exploits he performs in order to win the hand of the earl's daughter, Fenice.

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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Guy of Warwick." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-GuyofWarwick.html

MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Guy of Warwick." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-GuyofWarwick.html

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