estoc (c pronounced), a long narrow sword used for thrusting.
cimier (from Latin cyma, the young sprout of a cabbage), the crest on the helmet.
Roland's sword, Durandal, which was given him by Charlemagne, plays the same part in the French Chansons as Siegfried's sword Balmung in the Nibelunglied, or Excalibur in the Arthurian cycle. Other forms of the name are Durendas, Durrenda, Durandarda.
en franc neveu du roi, like a real or genuine nephew of the king.
Tournon, a town situated on the right bank of the Rhone, in the department of Ardèche. It still produces a well-known wine, called Vins de l'Ermitage.
1. 70. Here is a curious mistake, which Jubinal originated and Hugo copied. Closamont was the original possessor of the sword, not another name for the weapon. The lines in the 'Chanson de Girart de Viane' are:—
Une en aporte ke molt fut onoree.
plus de c. anz l'ot li iuis gardee,
Closamont fut, k'iert de grand renommee,
li emperere de Rome la loee.