Jaufry the Knight and the Fair Brunissende by Jean-Bernard Mary-Lafon (1810 - 1884)
Librivox
Taulat de Rugimon arrives at the court of King Arthur and stabs one of Arthur's knights. Jaufry, a young and ambitious knight, sets off in pursuit to avenge the insult to Arthur's court. After a series of bizarre adventures, Jaufry catches up with Taulat and wins the fair Brunissende. Originally an anonymous medieval verse romance, written in Occitan, Alfred Elwes's 1857 English version is a translation of Jean-Bernard Mary-Lafon's French translation, which was published in the previous year. Jaufry was reprinted in the 1970s as the 21st volume in the prestigious Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library. - Summary by Phil Benson
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Taulat de Rugimon arrives at the court of King Arthur and stabs one of Arthur's knights. Jaufry, a young and ambitious knight, sets off in pursuit to avenge the insult to Arthur's court. After a series of bizarre adventures, Jaufry catches up with Taulat and wins the fair Brunissende. Originally an anonymous medieval verse romance, written in Occitan, Alfred Elwes's 1857 English version is a translation of Jean-Bernard Mary-Lafon's French translation, which was published in the previous year. Jaufry was reprinted in the 1970s as the 21st volume in the prestigious Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library. - Summary by Phil Benson
Language:
English
The Court of Carlisle
Duration:00:07:33
The Giant
Duration:00:11:37
Brunissende and L'Ondine
Duration:00:16:32
Taulat de Rugimon
Duration:00:15:49
The Black Knight
Duration:00:14:51
The Orchard of Brunissende
Duration:00:23:57
The Castle of the Leper
Duration:00:18:28
The Yeoman
Duration:00:15:09
The Dwarf and the Lance
Duration:00:14:46
Estout de Verfeil
Duration:00:18:04
The Adventure of the Forest
Duration:00:21:14
Translator's and Author's Prefaces
Duration:00:10:42