battle, and one of the Christian prisoners must fight a duel in his place. The chétifs then attack and kill the dragon Sathanas, in perhaps the most fanciful episode of the cycle. In a third episode, Arpin of Bourges saves Corbaran's son from various misadventures, and the chétifs are set free to join the rest of the crusaders on the way to Jerusalem. The cycle then returns to Godfrey, now outside Jerusalem, who recruits the chétifs into his army. Bohemund is present at the siege of Jerusalem, unlike the historical Bohemund, who remained behind in Antioch. Cornumarant and the Saracens repeatedly attack the crusader camps, and the crusaders assault the city and are repulsed again and again. Finally the city is taken, but none of the leaders wishes to become king; a sign from God, however, indicates that Godfrey should be crowned. In further battles, Peter the Hermit is captured, and Cornumarant is killed. Most manuscripts end at this point but some continue on to describe the capture of other cities, the death of Godfrey, and the reign of Baldwin, who attacks Egypt and engages in battles with "Dodequin" (the historical Toghtekin of Damascus). There is also a much shorter prose work, known as the Godefroi de Buillon, a summary of the entire cycle. The author of this work complains about the length of the poetic cycle, and focuses less on the fantastical life of Godfrey and more on the historical crusade. It is one of the first works of prose fiction in French literature. Editions The Chanson d'Antioche was first edited by Alexis Paulin Paris in 1848. Subsequent editors of the cycle as a whole include Stengel in 1873, Smith in 1912, Krüger in 1936, Duparc-Quioc in 1955, Sumberg in 1968, and the critical editions published by the University of Alabama (1977–2003). The University of Alabama editions are divided as follows: La Naissance du Chevalier au Cygne: Elioxe, ed. Emanuel J. Mickel Jr., and Beatrix, ed. Jan A. Nelson Le Chevalier au Cygne and La Fin d'Elias, ed. Jan A. Nelson Les Enfances de Godefroi and Le Retour de Cornumarant, ed. Emanuel J. Mickel La Chanson d'Antioche, ed. Jan A. Nelson Les Chétifs, ed. Geoffrey M. Myers La Chanson de Jérusalem, ed. Nigel R. Thorp The Jérusalem Continuations, part I: La Chrétienté Corbaran, ed. Peter R. Grillo The Jérusalem Continuations, part II: La Prise d'Acre, La Mort Godefroi, and