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English:
Scene of deadly quarrel over chess, in
Chevalerie Ogier
. According to the text, Prince Charlot kills Bauduinet, son of Ogier with a "escekier d'ornier" (v. 3185): "Charlot.. seizing the golden chess-board with both hands, strikes Baldwinet on the forehead, cleaves his head that his brains fly out" (Ludlow,
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2, p. 262). Painting from manuscript A, Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, français, 24403, f. 174r-277v
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| Source | Raimbert de Paris (1842) Barrois, Joseph , ed. La chevalerie Ogier de Danemarche , Techener, p. cv |
| Author | anonymous painter |
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