James Branch Cabell — The Silver Stallion — EXPLICIT COMPENDIUM OF LEADING HISTORICAL EVENTS

EXPLICIT COMPENDIUM OF LEADING HISTORICAL EVENTS

(Abridged from the computations of Bülg)

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1239	Manuel the Redeemer departs from Poictesme, in the September of this year. Last siege of the Fellowship of the Silver Stallion held upon the feast of St. Clement the Roman. Niafer named regent in her husband’s stead, pending either the return of Dom Manuel or the arrival of the twenty-first birthday of their son Emmerick.

1240	Gonfal goes into the Isles of Wonder. Coth travels to Sorcha, and thence westward. Kerin disappears in the May of this year. Miramon Lluagor leaves Poictesme.

1243	Execution of Gonfal, on or about the feast day of Tiburtius and Valerianus.

1244	Miraculous birth of Fauxpas de Nointel.

1245	Miramon Lluagor acquires, but gets inadequate benefit from, the bees of Toupan. Coth imprisoned at Ran Reigan.

1247	Coth reaches Porutsa, and is made Emperor of Tollan. Coth is blown back into Poictesme.

1250	Death of Miramon Lluagor. Flight of Demetrios the parricide into Anatolia.

1252	St. Ferdinand enters into eternal life. Anavalt goes into Elfhame, and perishes there.

1253	Ork and Horrig suffer martyrdom among the Peohtes.

1254	Marriage of Dom Manuel’s reputed son, Prince Edward, at fifteen years of age, to the infant daughter of St. Ferdinand.

1255	Mélusine puts a magic upon King Helmas, and transfers his court to the high place at Brunbelois. Betrothal of Melicent to King Theodoret.

1256	Perion de la Forêt comes, in disguise, to Bellegarde. Jurgen goes into Gâtinais. Dorothy marries Michael, the son of Guivric.

1257	Melicent escapes out of Poictesme, and is purchased by Demetrios. Jurgen makes merry with the third wife of the Vidame de Soyecourt.

1258	Ending of Dame Niafer’s regency in the name of Manuel; with the formal accession, in the June of this year, upon the feast day of St. Peter and St. Paul, of Count Emmerick the Fourth.

1260	The portrait of Queen Radegonde becomes a mortal woman, and terminates the intimacy with Holden which began at Lacre Kai in 1237. Count Emmerick marries Radegonde. Death of Holden. Death of Azra.

1261	Guivric goes east to face the Sylan. Coth dies in his sleep. Kerin returns into Poictesme after twenty-one years spent underground.

1262	Birth of Emmerick’s first son. Ninzian detected by his nine hundred and eightieth wife, and is visited by Lucifer.

1263	Rape of Ettarre, with her prompt rescue by Guiron. Maugis d’Aigremont goes into rebellion. Donander leaves Poictesme, and is killed by Palnatoki.

1265	Kerin murdered by outlaws. Continuation of Maugis’ rebellion.

1268	Death of Pope Clement the Fourth, with the resultant accession, in December, of Ayrart de Montors. Jurgen visits the Château de Puysange, and there meets the Vicomte’s wife.

1269	Birth of Florian de Puysange.

1270	Holmendis leaves Poictesme, and dies in Africa. Edifying decease of Guivric. Jurgen returns into Poictesme, and marries Lisa, the daughter by courtesy of old Pettipas the pawnbroker. Count Emmerick at odds with the Pope.

1271	Accession to the papal chair of Gregory the Tenth. Continuation of Maugis’ disastrous rebellion, with the partial burning of Bellegarde.

1272	Death of Balthis. Disappearance of Ninzian. Accession of Dom Manuel’s reputed son to the crown of England.

1275	Perion and Melicent come back into Poictesme. End of Maugis’ rebellion, with his just punishment by death. Marriage of Ettarre to Guiron des Rocques, who in the following year succeeds his brother, as Prince de Gâtinais.

1277	Jurgen has a queer dream, upon Walburga’s Eve. Niafer visited by a queer dream during the forenoon of St. Urban’s day. Death of Niafer, in the June of this year.

1291	Alianora dies at Ambresbury, and is interred piecemeal, parts of her being buried in the Benedictine convent there, and the remainder at the Friars Minors in London.

1300	Count Emmerick murdered by his nephew, Raymondin de la Forêt, who seeks refuge in the unhallowed forest of Columbiers, and there marries Madame Mélusine the enchantress.

Transcriber’s Notes: Missing or obscured punctuation was silently corrected. Typographical errors were silently corrected. Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation were made consistent only when a predominant form was found in this book.