English Literature, 20th cent. to the Present

The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Further reading

Huon of Bordeaux

The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature | 2003 | | Copyright

Huon of Bordeaux, the hero of a French 13th-cent. chanson de geste. He has the misfortune to kill Charlot, son of Charlemagne, in an affray, not knowing who his assailant is. He is thereupon condemned to death by the emperor, but reprieved on condition that he will go to the court of Gaudisse, amir of Babylon, bring back a handful of his hair and four of his teeth, kill his doughtiest knight, and kiss Esclarmonde his daughter. By the help of the fairy Oberon, Huon achieves the adventure. The work was translated by Lord Berners and printed in about 1515. Huon's adventure is the theme of Weber's opera Oberon.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Huon of Bordeaux." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Huon of Bordeaux." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-HuonofBordeaux.html

MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Huon of Bordeaux." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-HuonofBordeaux.html

Learn more about citation styles

Huon of Bordeaux

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Huon of Bordeaux hero of a French 13th-century chanson de geste, who kills the son of Charlemagne in an affray, and to redeem his life has to make a journey to Babylon; he is assisted by the magic powers of Oberon.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Huon of Bordeaux." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Huon of Bordeaux." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-HuonofBordeaux.html

ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Huon of Bordeaux." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-HuonofBordeaux.html

Learn more about citation styles

Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Le Huon de Bordeaux en prose du XVeme siecle.(Review) Magazine article from: Medium Aevum; 3/22/2000
	The Castell of Love: A Critical Edition of Lord Berners's Romance.(Brief... Magazine article from: Medium Aevum; 3/22/2008
	The French Tradition and the Literature of Medieval England. Magazine article from: Medium Aevum; 3/22/1998