Crossword-Solution: MONTALBAN 9 letters, 1 clue 🏆 scrabble score: 13

The pretended hero of it is a converted giant, called Morgante; though his adventures do not occupy the twentieth part of the poem, the principal personages being Charlemagne, Orlando, and his cousin Rinaldo of Montalban.

Now, if to ancient sins he should unite A mortal combat with Montalban's peer, Her, although loving, will he anger so, Not lightly she her hatred will forego.

Fenced is the monarch with his famous peers, And with him wends, all armed, Montalban's knight, Armed, save his helmet, erst Mambrino's casque; To carry which is Danish Ogier's task; LXXX And, of two axes, hath Duke Namus one, King Salamon the other: Charlemagne Is to this side, with all his following, gone, To that wend those of Africk and of Spain.

Rogero circled here and there, and caught Upon his weapon's shaft the coming blow; And, if ever smote, aye strove to smite Where he should injure least Montalban's knight.

LXIV Thence he departed; but he first renewed His compact with Montalban's knight -- that so His Agramant convinced of perjury stood -- Him and his evil sect he would forego.