Orgoglio the Giant in The Faerie Queene
Orgoglio is a giant from the first book of The Faerie Queene. He manages to imprison the Redcrosse knight and takes Duessa as his girlfriend.
Orgoglio is a giant from the first book of The Faerie Queene. He manages to imprison the Redcrosse knight and takes Duessa as his girlfriend.
Satyrane is a peculiar character who shows up in book 1 and book 4 of The Faerie Queene. He is half human, half satyr, but a little different.
Lucifera is another of the big bads in book 1 of The Faerie Queene. She appears, relatively briefly, during the House of Pride episode.
Meet Edmund Spenser, the author and poet responsible for one of the greatest English works of Renaissance literature: The Faerie Queene.
Meet Duessa, one of the primary antagonists in Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queene. Learn her history and how she was defeated in this article.
Archimago was a very important character in The Faerie Queene, acting as the primary antagonist in book 1. Read more about him.
Learn more about Una, the pure damsel in the Faerie Queene who represents truth and the one true church (Protestantism). Read more!
Learn more about the Redcrosse Knight and his epic battle with the dragon in Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queene.
Gloriana (also known as Tanaquill, is the Faerie Queen in Edmund Spenser’s epic poem The Faerie Queene. She is a mysterious figure.
A full summary of book 1 from Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queene, featuring Una, St. George, and a Dragon to be slain.