Renaud

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Renaud is a heroic knight from Torquato Tasso’s epic poem "Jerusalem Delivered," famously portrayed as the enchanted lover of the sorceress Armide in various operatic adaptations.

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Renaud canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
knight
literary character
alsoKnownAs Rinaldo
Rinaldo d’Este
appearsIn Jerusalem Delivered
associatedWith Crusaders
First Crusade
belongsToTradition chivalric romance
centralToEpisode Armida’s garden episode
linked to: Armida
conflictsWith Armida’s love
createdBy Torquato Tasso
enchantedBy Armida
enemyFaction Saracens
hasMotive chivalric honor
religious duty
influenced Baroque opera
French tragédie lyrique
Italian opera seria
inspiredAdaptation Armida (Haydn)
Armida (Rossini)
linked to: Semiramide

Armide (Lully)
linked to: Armide

Rinaldo (Handel)
languageOfWork Italian
literaryInfluenceOn later Romantic depictions of crusaders
literaryPeriod Italian Renaissance
nationalityInText Frankish
partOf Christian army in Jerusalem Delivered
portrayedAs great warrior
idealized knight
religiousAlignmentInText Christian
rescuedFrom enchantment of Armida
roleInWork heroic knight
romanticPartner Armida
setting siege of Jerusalem
theme Christian heroism
conflict between love and duty
workGenre epic poem

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Armide mainCharacter Renaud
Chris Renaud familyName Renaud
Armide character Renaud
Renaud Capuçon givenName Renaud
Ubalde rescues Renaud