E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Ula’nia,
Queen of Perdu’ta or Islanda, sent a golden shield to Charlemagne, which he was to give to his bravest
paladin. Whoever could win the shield from this paladin was to claim the hand of Ulania in marriage. (Orlando Furioso, bk. xv.)
