King Robert of Sicily
Preserved but no longer current.
A metrical romance taken from the Story of the Emperor Jovinian in the Gesta Romanorum, and borrowed from the Talmud. It finds a place in the Arabian Nights, the Turkish Tutinameh, the Sanskrit Panchatantra, and has been rechauffe by Long- fellow.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “King Robert of Sicily” mean?
A metrical romance taken from the Story of the Emperor Jovinian in the Gesta Romanorum, and borrowed from the Talmud. It finds a place in the Arabian Nights, the Turkish Tutinameh, the Sanskrit Panchatantra, and has been rechauffe by Long- fellow.
Is “King Robert of Sicily” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.