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Martano

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Martano
poltroon claiming credit for another’s feat. [Ital. Lit.: Orlando Furioso]
See : Cowardice


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Shortly thereafter the festive tournament of Norandino dissolves into a slaughter virtually indistinguishable from that taking place inside Paris, [44] when the Syrian king mistakenly attempts to punish Grifone for the pusillanimous behavior of the treacherous Martano (Orrigille's latest lover, whom she has passed off as her brother to her feckless suitor), who had recently disgraced himself in Damascus while disguised in armor stolen from Grifone (17.
Ariosto and the "Fier Pastor": Form and History in Orlando Furioso by ASCOLI, ALBERT RUSSELL / Renaissance Quarterly
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