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.