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[Sowdon of Babyloyne]

1450

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An anonymous Middle English romance in 3,274 lines, written in East Midland dialect and translated from an Anglo-Norman text that survives in the British Library in London, Egerton MS. 3028. The text belongs to a group of Charlemagne romances concerning the Saracen Fierabras or Firumbras and the destruction of Rome.
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Garrett MS. 140
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[England] ; [approximately 1450].
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Garrett, Robert, 1875-1961
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Princeton University. Library. Manuscript. Garrett MS. 140
Language
Middle English
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Charlemagne Emperor 742-814—Romances
English literature—Middle English, 1100-1500—Early works to 1800
Manuscripts, English (Middle)—New Jersey—Princeton
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