# Lurcanio — Orlando Furioso character guide

> Lurcanio in Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Lurcanio hight, The Earl Lurcanio

**First appearance:** 0003-canto-i

## Who they are

Brother of Ariodantes.

## In the story

### [Canto V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se/chapters/canto-v)

Lurcanio, believing his brother Ariodantes dead due to Geneura's fault, accuses her and fights a mysterious knight in combat.

### [Canto VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se/chapters/canto-vi)

Accuses Geneura of infidelity, is defeated by Ariodantes in combat.

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