the hero of a famous romance of chivalry, written in prose by Vasco Lobeira, a Spaniard, about the end of the twelfth century. It has appeared in numerous editions, and under a variety of forms, both in prose and in verse. The Gaule of the original signifies Wales, and the subject, characters, and localities, are British: the story relates to the fabulous achievements of Welsh and English heroes, previous to the time of Arthur and the knights of the Round Table: and was probably derived by Lobeira from some ancient British or Welsh legend.—See Warton's History of English Poetry.