Fierabras (nickname)

Fierabras (French Fièrebrace) is a medieval nickname derived from the Latin fera brachia (wild arms) or ferox brachium (ferocious arm). It is first recorded by Pierre de Maillezais, writing c. 1060, as a nickname of William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (ruled 963–90).[1] It can also refer to:

Fierabras, a fictional Saracen knight in several chansons de geste
William of Gellone, duke of Toulouse (r. 790–811)

See also

All pages with titles beginning with Fierabras
All pages with titles containing Fierabras
Fierrabras (opera), an opera based on the legendary Fierabras
The nickname "Iron Arm" (French Bras-de-fer) is related:
- Baldwin Iron Arm (d. 879), margrave of Flanders
- William Iron Arm (d. 1046), count of Apulia

Notes

Sidney Herrtage, Sir Ferumbras (London: 1879), pp. xvii–xviii.

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