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Ferragut
In the Matter of France, Ferragut was a Saracen giant that fought the paladin Roland in Nájera (Spain) in the late 8th century. According to Book IV of the Codex Calixtinus, Ferragut was a descendant of Goliath and had been sent to Nájera from Syria by the Emir of Babylon to fight the Christian army of Charlemagne.
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