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Fierabras (nickname)

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Fierabras (French Fièrebrace) is a medieval nickname derived from the Latin fera brachia (wild arms) or ferox brachium (ferocious arm). It is first recorded by Pierre de Maillezais, writing c. 1060, as a nickname of William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (ruled 963–90).[1] It can also refer to:

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  1. ^ Sidney Herrtage, Sir Ferumbras (London: 1879), pp. xvii–xviii.