Violante, a woman attracted to Lucas, compares him to:
Lancelot
Amadis
Ogier
"'...Huon of Bordeaux, he who became a lord in France.'" (p. 126)
Ogier is Holger Danske (see image):
hero of Poul Anderson's Three Hearts And Three Lions;
minor character in Anderson's A Midsummer Tempest;
referenced in Anderson's The Devil's Game (see here) and in his "Time Heals" (see here).
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Kaor, Paul!
And I've actually been looking up Holger Danske night, and saw references to his role in Anderson's THREE HEARTS AND THREE LIONS. I was looking up THE SONG OF ROLAND, also mentioned in ROGUE SWORD, and that led to other heroes of the chansons de geste, such as Holger.
Ad astra! Sean
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