Jaufry the Knight and the Fair Brunissende


Read by Phil Benson

(4 stars; 5 reviews)

Taulat de Rugimon arrives at the court of King Arthur and stabs one of Arthur's knights. Jaufry, a young and ambitious knight, sets off in pursuit to avenge the insult to Arthur's court. After a series of bizarre adventures, Jaufry catches up with Taulat and wins the fair Brunissende. Originally an anonymous medieval verse romance, written in Occitan, Alfred Elwes's 1857 English version is a translation of Jean-Bernard Mary-Lafon's French translation, which was published in the previous year. Jaufry was reprinted in the 1970s as the 21st volume in the prestigious Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library. - Summary by Phil Benson (3 hr 8 min)

Chapters

Translator's and Author's Prefaces 10:42 Read by Phil Benson
The Adventure of the Forest 21:14 Read by Phil Benson
Estout de Verfeil 18:04 Read by Phil Benson
The Dwarf and the Lance 14:46 Read by Phil Benson
The Yeoman 15:09 Read by Phil Benson
The Castle of the Leper 18:28 Read by Phil Benson
The Orchard of Brunissende 23:57 Read by Phil Benson
The Black Knight 14:51 Read by Phil Benson
Taulat de Rugimon 15:49 Read by Phil Benson
Brunissende and L'Ondine 16:32 Read by Phil Benson
The Giant 11:37 Read by Phil Benson
The Court of Carlisle 7:33 Read by Phil Benson