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| CSM Number : 142 | |||
| Short name: | The Huntsman who was Rescued from Drowning | Alternative: | Alfonso X's huntsman fetches heron |
| Incipit: | Ena gran coita sempr’ acorrer ven | ||
| Refrain: | Ena gran coita sempr’ acorrer ven/ a Virgen a quen fia en seu ben. | ||
| Summary of narrative | |||
| Setting: | the banks of the Henares River | Protagonist(s): | one of the king’s men, other huntsmen and King don Alfonso |
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King don Alfonso and his men were hunting on the banks of the Henares River. One of his falcons injured a heron and broke its wing. The heron fell into the river. The dogs could not retrieve the bird because the current was too swift. One of the King’s men jumped into the river to fetch the bird and was swept under the water. He was repeatedly submerged, but he called on the Virgin. The King assured his men, who were also beseeching the Virgin, that she would save the man. The man emerged from the river carrying the heron. He presented the bird to King Alfonso who blessed the Virgin for the miracle. |
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| Metrical data | |||
| Stanza: | 10 10 10 10 | Refrain: | 10 10 |
| No. of Stanzas: | 12 | ||
| Rhyme scheme: | AA | bbba | Zejel: | Yes |
| MS locations: | |||
| T142, E142 | |||
| Poncelet reference | |||
| None | |||
| Keywords | |||
| dog, drowning, falcon, heron, hunting, king | |||
| Discography | |||
| Click HERE for a list of recordings of this poem | |||
| BITAGAP ID | |||
| 3894 | |||
| Bibliography | |||
| Antología Alfonso X | |||
| Obras de Alfonso X (Selección) Alfonso X | |||
| The Early Seguidilla Clarke, Dorothy Clotelle | |||
| Entre Ave y Eva: las mujeres de las Cantigas de Santa María. I. Madres y mujeres casadas Fidalgo, Elvira | |||
| Anthologie der geistigen kultur auf der Pyraenhalbinsel (mittelalter) Giese, Wilhelm | |||
| Los poetas del Guadiana a Alfonso el Sabio Gonzalez Lara, José, director de publicación | |||
| La sociedad medieval española reflejada en la obra de Alfonso el Sabio González, Jr., Juan | |||
| Imágenes insólitas en la miniaturas de las Cantigas Alfonsíes Keller, John Esten and Annette Grant Cash | |||
| Cantigas de Santa Maria de Alfonso X el Sabio, rey de Castilla López Serrano, Matilde | |||
| Antología de Alfonso el Sabio Peña, Margarita | |||
| Birds of Prey and the Dry Textbook: King Alfonso’s Laws, Science, and Cantigas of the Hunt Seniff, Dennis P. | |||
| Alfonso X, el Sabio. Antología Solalinde, Antonio G. | |||
| Mestre Giraldo e os seus Tratados de Alveitaria e Cetraria Vasconcelos, Carolina Michaëlis de | |||
| Mestre Giraldo e os seus tratados de alveitaria e cetraria Vasconcelos, Carolina Michaëlis de and Teófilo Braga | |||
| Cantigas de Santa Maria de Afonso X, O Sábio: aspectos culturais e literários Vaz Leão, Angela | |||