Onomastica epica nelle letterature d’oc e d’oil. I nomi degli ‘idoli’ pagani

Abstract

The article examines the occurrences of the three names Mahom, Apolin, Tervagant (and many others...) in the Old French literary Epic of the Middle Ages. Onomastics accompanies a complex cultural process, conferring upon it a stronger connotations and enhanced appeal.