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Fenella, alias Zarah (daughter of Edward Christian), a pretended deaf-and-dumb fairy-like attendant on the countess of Derby. The character seems to have been suggested by that of Mignon, the Italian girl in Goethe’s Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship.—Sir W. Scott: Peveril of the Peak (time, Charles II.).

Let it be tableaux vivants, and I will appear as “Fenella.”
   —P. Fitzgerald: Parvenu Family, iii. 224.

Fenella, a deaf-and-dumb girl, sister of Masaniello the fisherman. She was seduced by Alfonso, son of the duke of Arcos; and Masaniello resolved to kill him. He accordingly headed an insurrection, and met with such great success that the mob made him chief magistrate of Portici, but afterwards shot him. Fenella, on hearing of her brother’s death, threw herself into the crater of Vesuvius.—Auber: Masaniello (an opera, 1831).

Fénelon of Germany, Lavater (1741–1801).

Fénelon of the Reformation, J. Arnd of Germany (1555–1621).

Fenris, the demon wolf of Niflheim. When he gapes one jaw touches the earth and the other heaven. This monster will swallow up Odin at the day of doom. (Often but incorrectly written Fenrir.)—Scandinavian Mythology.

Fenton, the lover of Anne Page, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Page, gentlefolks living at Windsor. Fenton is of good birth, and seeks to marry a fortune to “heal his poverty.” In “sweet Anne Page” he soon discovers that which makes him love her for herself more than for her money.—Shakespeare: Merry Wives of Windsor, act iii. sc. 4 (1601).

Ferad-Artho, son of Cairbre, and only surviving descendant of the line of Conar (the first king of Ireland). On the death of Cathmor (brother of the rebel Cairbar) in battle, Ferad-Artho became “king of Ireland.”—Ossian: Temora, vii. (See Conar, p. 229.)

Feramorz, the young Cashmerian poet who relates poetical tales to Lalla Rookh on her journey fro m Delhi to Lesser Bucharia. Lalla is going to be married to the young sultan, but falls in love with the poet. On the wedding morn she is led to her bridegroom, and finds with unspeakable joy that the poet is the sultan himself.—T. Moore: Lalla Rookh (1817).

Ferda, son of Damman, chief of a hundred hills in Albion. F erda was the friend of Cuthullin general of the Irish forces in the time of king Cormac I. Deugala (spouse of Cairbar) loved the youth, and told her husband if he would not divide the herd she would no longer live with him. Cuthullin, being appointed to make the division, enraged the lady by assigning a snow-white bull to the husband, whereupon Deugala induced her lover to challenge Cuthullin to mortal combat. Most unwillingly the two friends fought, and Ferda fell. “The sunbeam of battle fell—the first of Cuthullin’s friends. Unhappy [unlucky] is the hand of Cuthullin since the hero fell.”—Ossian: Fingal, ii.