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There is no single unifying theme in the geste of Doon de Mayence. The rebellious barons are connected by the poets with Doon by fictitious genealogical ties and all are represented as opposing Charlemagne, although their adventures—insofar as they possess a historical basis—generally occur before (or after) his reign.
The general insolence of their attitude to the sovereign suggests that Charlemagne is here only a pseudonym for his weaker successors. The tradition of a traitorous family of Mayence (Mainz), which was developed in Italy into a series of stories about criminals, appeared later than the Carolingian cycle. A contributor to the Chronicle of Fredegar states (iv. 87) that the army of Sigebert III was betrayed from within its own ranks by men of Mayence, in a battle fought with Radulf on the banks of the Unstrut in Thuringia.
The chief heroes of the poems which make up Doon de Mayence are Ogier the Dane, the four sons of Aymon, and Huon of Bordeaux. Doon himself was probably one of the last characters to be clearly defined, and the chanson de geste relating his exploits was drawn up partly with the view of supplying a suitable ancestor for the other heroes—in modern terms, a prequel. The second half of the poem, detailing Doon’s wars in Saxony, is perhaps based on historical events but the first half, a separate romance dealing with his romantic childhood, is a fiction dating back to the 13th century. Doon had twelve sons, of whom the most noteworthy are:
The history of these figures is given in Doon de Mayence, Gaufrey, the romances relating to Ogier, Aye d’Avignon, the fragmentary Doon de Nanteuil, Gui de Nanteuil, Tristan de Nanteuil, Parise la Duchesse, Maugis d’Aigremont, Vivien l’amachour de Monbranc, Renaus de Montauban (or Les Quatre Fils Aymon) and Huon de Bordeaux.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Doon de Mayence". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 419.
^Pey, Alexandre (1859). "Doon de Maience: Chanson de geste".
^Fleur des batailles doolin de Mayence contenant les merveilleuses prouesses faictes sur le roy de dannemarc et sur le roy de saxonne pour lors infidelles et turcz par Charlemaigne, doolin, & guerin de Montglave. 1530.
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doon, mayence, this, article, relies, largely, entirely, single, source, relevant, discussion, found, talk, page, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, citations, additional, sources, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, februar. This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Doon de Mayence news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2012 This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Doon de Mayence 1 also known as Doolin de Maience 2 Doon de Maience 3 or Doolin de Mayence 4 was a fictional hero of the Old French chansons de geste who gives his name to the third cycle of the Charlemagne romances dealing with the feudal revolts There is no single unifying theme in the geste of Doon de Mayence The rebellious barons are connected by the poets with Doon by fictitious genealogical ties and all are represented as opposing Charlemagne although their adventures insofar as they possess a historical basis generally occur before or after his reign The general insolence of their attitude to the sovereign suggests that Charlemagne is here only a pseudonym for his weaker successors The tradition of a traitorous family of Mayence Mainz which was developed in Italy into a series of stories about criminals appeared later than the Carolingian cycle A contributor to the Chronicle of Fredegar states iv 87 that the army of Sigebert III was betrayed from within its own ranks by men of Mayence in a battle fought with Radulf on the banks of the Unstrut in Thuringia The chief heroes of the poems which make up Doon de Mayence are Ogier the Dane the four sons of Aymon and Huon of Bordeaux Doon himself was probably one of the last characters to be clearly defined and the chanson de geste relating his exploits was drawn up partly with the view of supplying a suitable ancestor for the other heroes in modern terms a prequel The second half of the poem detailing Doon s wars in Saxony is perhaps based on historical events but the first half a separate romance dealing with his romantic childhood is a fiction dating back to the 13th century Doon had twelve sons of whom the most noteworthy are Gaufrey de Danemarche the father of Ogier the Dane Doon de Nanteuil whose son Gamier married the beautiful Aye d Avignon Griffon d Hauteville father of the arch traitor Ganelon Duke Aymon de Dordone whose four sons including Renaud de Montauban were relentlessly pursued by Charles Beuves d Aigremont whose sons were the enchanter Maugris and Vivien de Monbranc Sevin or Seguin the father of Huon of Bordeaux Girart de Roussillon hero married to Bertha opponent of Charles Others less renownedThe history of these figures is given in Doon de Mayence Gaufrey the romances relating to Ogier Aye d Avignon the fragmentary Doon de Nanteuil Gui de Nanteuil Tristan de Nanteuil Parise la Duchesse Maugis d Aigremont Vivien l amachour de Monbranc Renaus de Montauban or Les Quatre Fils Aymon and Huon de Bordeaux References edit nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Doon de Mayence Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 8 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 419 https gallica bnf fr ark 12148 btv1b9061633q f3 item r Doon de Mayence Doolin de Maience 1501 Pey Alexandre 1859 Doon de Maience Chanson de geste Fleur des batailles doolin de Mayence contenant les merveilleuses prouesses faictes sur le roy de dannemarc et sur le roy de saxonne pour lors infidelles et turcz par Charlemaigne doolin amp guerin de Montglave 1530 nbsp This article about a literature character is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Doon de Mayence amp oldid 1177231315, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
