giant Geomagog, who, after having been slain by Corineus, had had his body taken possession of by the Devil, which prevented the Britons from inhabiting Chastiel Bran, and he ends by recalling the memories associated with the name of "Blanche Vile, qui en le temps le roy Arthur la Blanche Lande fust nominée," and by displaying the knowledge he possessed of the legend of the Holy Grail, and of the Merlinesque prophecies. Moreover, he seems to have desired to add to the renown of his hero and his family by connecting them with the great Garin le Lohérain, who is not otherwise referred to in history, and whose very existence is not attested save in the chansons de geste. He must have known the Renaud de Montauban group above all, and Mr. Ward has pointed this out in his work above alluded to, although it seems to me that he has not sufficiently emphasized the fact. He confines himself to saying
that "his mind often reverted to the deeds of the Quatre fils Aymon; to the fatal quarrel between Renaud de Montauban and Charlemagne's nephew over the chess-board; to the taunts of Roland against Ogier for sparing his outlawed cousins; and to Richard's appearing before Charlemagne in the arms of the Knight sent to capture him." He adds, "it is prob-
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