Duke Aymon

Duke Aymon of Dordone is a character in the Old French Matter of France, appearing in chansons de geste and Italian romance epics depicting the adventures of Charlemagne and his knights. The son of Doon de Mayence, he is the Duke of Dordone (sometimes associated with Dordogne) and the father of four sons, Renaud (Reinold, Rinaldo), Guichard, Alard, and Richard (Ricciardo), who were part of the tale Les Quatre Fils Aymon or The Four Sons of Aymon.

Aymon is also a character in Orlando Furioso, along with his children Rinaldo, Alard, Ricciardo, and the female warrior Bradamante.

Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando Furioso

Fictional Characters	Angelica Bradamante Brandimarte Ruggiero Angelica and Medoro Rodomonte Astolfo Atlantes Brunello Ferragut Sacripante Agolant Duke Aymon Ganelon Marfisa Maugris Melissa Naimon Oliver Pinabel Renaud de Montauban Zerbino Paladin Brigliadoro

Historical Figures	Roland Charlemagne

Source	Orlando Innamorato by Matteo Maria Boiardo La Spagna Entrée d'Espagne

Films	Hearts and Armour (1983)

Opera	La liberazione di Ruggiero (1625) Il palazzo incantato (1642) Roland (1685) Bradamante (1707) Orlando furioso (1714) Orlando furioso (1727) Alcina (1728) Orlando (1733) Ariodante (1735) Les Paladins (1760) Roland (1778) Orlando paladino (1782) Ariodant (1799) Ginevra di Scozia (1801) Bombastes Furioso (1810)

Related	The Castle of Iron "The Song of Roland"

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Duke Aymon

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