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Ferrau (in Orlando Furioso)

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Ferraute, Ferʹracute, or Ferʹragus, a Saracen, son of Lanfuʹsa. He dropped his helmet in the river, and vowed he would never wear another till he had won that worn by Orlando. Orlando slew him with a wound in the navel, his only vulnerable part.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Ferracute [sharp iron]

Lanfusa’s Son