Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—A

Alarcon

Alar′con

King of Barca, who joined the armament of Egypt against the Crusaders. His men were only half armed. —Jerusalem Delivered.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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