 The tales were generally taken from sagas and chivalric romances such as "The Story of Burnt Njal", "The Faerie Queene", "Don Quixote" and "Orlando Furioso".They are about such legendary characters as Bevis of Hampton, Huon of Bordeaux, Ogier the Dane and Guy of Warwick.Some are literary fantasies, while others, such as the story of El Cid, have a basis in historical fact.