In Italy there was a popular poem in ottava rima entitled Cantare di Florio e Biancifiore .
The material is drawn from popular tradition ; the adventures of Florio and Biancifiore were as well known in Europe as those of Tristan and Isolde .
In Italy there was a popular poem in ottava rima entitled Florio         .
The material is drawn from popular tradition ; the adventures of Florio and Biancifiore were as well known in Europe as those of Tristan and Isolde .