THE HISTORY

That  of “Guerin Meschino”, the legendary knight errant, is a light and sad story of the  young boy Guerino, of  princely origins, that was kidnapped by a privateering vessel and sold to a merchant of Costantinople.

By this metalworker, the young Guerino spent all his youth, showing an exceptional skill in playing with the arms. His skill was noticed by Alexander, the Costantinople Emperor’s son who wanted  him at his service. Guerino led and won many battles there as well as individual jousts , acquiring glory and fame. He also fell in love with the pretty princess Elissena, the Emperor’s daughter , but one day he was offended by her with the accuse to be a miserable and from that time on all the love he had on his heart converted into a never ending contempt. He gained a glorious victory over the Turks but this didn’t make him happy  as he was always sad and depressed. His deepest wish was always  that to know his real native land, his parents, his name.

So it was when he was twenty that he started to wander around the world searching for what he was looking for. He travelled a lot, Asia, Africa, India also visiting the trees of Sun and Moon. But nothing, wherever  he went ,he asked whether there might be Oracles able to reveal him was he was looking for. When he was about to give up hopes, in Tunisi, the solitary magician Calagabach talked him about Alcina, the fairy who lived in an enchanted reign on the mountains of central Italy.  He didn’t loose any time and after a confusing trip over the Mediterranean he finally got to Norcia where he stayed with the host Anuello.  Everybody discouraged him from taking that adventure but he  bravely carried on his intention. Once on the peak of Sybil mount he reached the big cave, lighted  up a candle e went down deeply  praying all the time.   The scenery was sad and terrifying. He finally reached the damned door that , once open, revealed a complete different spot. Three young ladies took  him to Alcina. It was midday of June, the 15^th. It was a world plenty of temptations but Guerino , aware of his aim, managed to resist . But the fairy was clear and told him that he would have known his origin only passing through the road of sin. But he didn’t commit any. After 7 months and with no results, he decided to get out. After that, he went to Rome by the Pope in order to search elsewhere what he had not  found yet.  It was God , and neither  magicians nor pagans, that took him to Apulia to defend king Guiscardo form Saracens. And there, once released two prisoners, he found out that they were king Milone and queen Fenisia: his parents.

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di Iachini Francesca

Loc. Rocca-Montemonaco

Ascoli Piceno - Italy

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