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Duke Aymon of Dordone (
Italian : Amone ,
German : Haimon ) is a character in the
Old French
Matter of France , appearing in
chansons de geste and Italian
romance
epics depicting the adventures of
Charlemagne and his knights.
[1] The son of
Doon de Mayence , he is the Duke of Dordone (sometimes associated with
Dordogne ) and the father of four sons,
Renaud , Guichard, Alard and Richard, who are the heroes of Les Quatre Fils Aymon or
The Four Sons of Aymon .
Aymon is also a character in
Orlando Furioso , along with his sons Renaud (Rinaldo), Alard (Alardo) and Richard (Ricciardo), and his daughter, the female warrior
Bradamante .
See also
Heime
Naimon , Duke of Bavaria, another of Charlemagne's legendary peers.
References
Key people
Paladins and other characters Horses and other animals Swords and other objects Places
Chansons de geste and other works
Fictional characters Historical figures Source Films Opera
La liberazione di Ruggiero (Caccini, 1625)
Il palazzo incantato (Rossi, 1642)
Roland (Lully, 1685)
Orlando Generoso (Steffani, 1691)
Bradamante (Lacoste, 1707)
Orlando furioso (Vivaldi, 1714)
Orlando (Vivaldi, 1727)
Orlando (Handel, 1733)
Ariodante (Handel, 1735)
Alcina (Handel, 1735)
Les Paladins (Rameau, 1760)
Roland (Piccinni, 1778)
Orlando paladino (Haydn, 1782)
Ariodant (Méhul, 1799)
Ginevra di Scozia (Mayr, 1801)
Bombastes Furioso (Rhodes, 1810)
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