Brunetto Latini's Il Tesoro portrays Jordan wishing rather to die than endure further mutilation and then talking to his own severed hand, which, the encyclopaedist points out, dubbed many knights in its day.
In Brunetto Latini's "Il Tesoro," Jordan expresses a desire to die rather than face further injury, and later engages in dialogue with his own severed hand, as noted by an encyclopedist who points out that such a phenomenon was common among knights of the era.