'This Worthy Limitour Was Cleped Huberd': A Note on the Friar's Name

Author / Editor
Ginsberg, Warren.

Title
'This Worthy Limitour Was Cleped Huberd': A Note on the Friar's Name

Published
Chaucer Review 21 (1986): 53-57.

Description
Though evidence is inconclusive, it seems likely that Chaucer's Friar was named for Saint Hubert, whose legend and confusion with Saint Eustace give characteristic resonances to the name and its bearer, particularly in his relationship with the Monk and other pilgrims.

Chaucer Subjects
Friar and His Tale.