E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Guari’nos (Admiral).
One of Charlemagne’s paladins, taken captive at the battle of Roncesvalles. He fell to the lot of Marlo’tes, a Moslem, who offered him his daughter in marriage if he would become a disciple of Mahomet. Guari’nos refused, and was cast into a dungeon, where he lay captive for seven years. A joust was then held, and Admiral Guari’nos was allowed to try his hand at a target. He knelt before the Moor, stabbed him to the heart, and then vaulted on his grey horse Treb’ozond’, and escaped to France.
