Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Balan

Bravest and strongest of the giant race. Vasco de Lobeira, in Amadis of Gaul. Also, Emir of the Saracens, and father of Ferumbras or Fierabras (q.v.).

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