Orlando Furioso · Character
Flordelice
The faithful lady of Brandimart, who crosses seas and battlefields to find the man she loves.
supporting
Also known as gentle Flordelice, fair Flordelice, faithful Flordelice
First appearance: canto i
As a supporting figure in Orlando Furioso, Flordelice is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Mentioned as the wife of Brandimart, used as an example of a faithful woman.
Flordelice belongs to the poem's company of women who refuse to wait — she travels, searches, and endures separation from Brandimart with a constancy that mirrors his own devotion to her. Her faithfulness is tested by distance, by rumor, and by the general disorder of a world at war, and she answers each test the same way. She matters because she gives the poem a love that is not a trap or a madness but a steady, active loyalty.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Allies and Antagonists of Orlando
- Primary Christian and Saracen Knights
- Miscellaneous Characters
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Flordelice in canto i