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Since the text refers to the area as an island in the Caspian Sea, any association with Tarragona, the eastern region of Spain, seems unlikely.
s.
toponymEastern island populated with semi-monstrous people:
(
s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2
) D’aler en Terragonce sunt li guior somons
Rom ChevANTS 6119
(
s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2
) Dinc i put hom veer [...] ceaux de Taragonce (var.
(C: s.xiiim) Traconte
) naffrer e plaier
Rom ChevANTS 6253
(
s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2
) Granz batailles suffri as portes Caspias, Car haut furent li mont e malveis ly pas. Enclos ad Taragonce e les Magogetas E les Turcs e les naims, Chanalius e Egetas
Rom ChevANTS 6575
Taragonce (s.xii3/4)