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“Gerbino“


              Gerbino is the grandson of King William II of Sicily and                    that he’s marrying her off to the King of Granada. He also

              apparently, he’s quite a hottie. Not only is he handsome,                   knows about the two lovers’ long-distance love affair, and
              he’s also a famous warrior and a man of chivalry. Pretty                    he’ll have no more of that. So he contacts King William and
              soon, stories about Gerbino’s awesomeness reach the                         gets an official promise that Gerbino won’t interfere. But
              ears of the daughter of the King of Tunis. (She’s not so bad                Gerbino has other plans. He takes two ships and intercepts

              herself.) She also loves a man with a good reputation. She                  his lover’s bridal entourage. Things don’t go well. In the
              quickly falls in love with Gerbino, sight unseen. Gerbino                   hostilities, the Tunisians kill Gerbino’s beautiful lady before
              also hears of this woman’s beauty and sweetness and                         his eyes. Gerbino becomes a killing machine and leaves
              falls hard for her. He can’t figure out an excuse to get                    no loot behind. He retrieves the lady’s body from the sea

              out to Tunis, so he enlists the help of his friends. One of                 and gives her an honorable burial. The King of Tunis is
              them is able to speak with the lady and tell her all about                  not pleased. He sends ambassadors to complain to King
              Gerbino’s love.  Pretty soon, this messenger friend is going                William. King William can’t tolerate this insubordination
              back and forth from Sicily to Tunis, carrying love letters                  from his only grandson, so he has the young rebel

              and little gifts between the two lovers. The long distance                  beheaded right before his eyes. And yes, that’s how it all
              relationship drags on, until the King of Tunis announces                    ends. Happy now, Filostrato?



































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