Sir Toby Belch. A reckless, roistering, jolly knight of the Elizabethan period. (Shakespeare: Twelfth Night.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BelcherBel…
A princess famous for her “knightly” deads; she would have been the wife of Gondibert, but he wisely preferred Birtha, a country girl, the daughter of the sage Astragon. Source:…
(4 syl.). From Rodomont, a brave but braggart knight in Bojardo's Orlando Inamorato. He is introduced into the continuation of the story by Amosto (Orlando Furioso), but the braggart part…
of Greece. A knight, whose exploits and adventures form a supplemental part of the Spanish romance entitled Amadis of Gaul. This part was added by Feliciano de Silva. Source: Dictionary…
Daughter of the Queen of Armenia. She aided the three sons of St. George to quench the seven lamps of the Knight of the Black Castle. (The Seven Champions of Christendom, ii. 8-9.) (See…
A knight of the Round Table, introduced in the Morte d'Arthur, Lancelot du lac, etc. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894SahibSagittary A B C D E F G H I…
Sir Tristram's horse. Sir Tristram was one of the round-table knights. (History of Prince Arthur, ii. 68.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Passe-partoutPass…
(A). A braggart; a captain out of service, with a long rapier; so called because St. Paul's Walk was at one time the haunt of stale knights. Jonson called Bobadil (q.v.) a Paul's man.…
(Sir). One of the knights of the Round Table. In the Faëric Queene he goes after the “blatant beast” when it breaks the chain with which it had been bound by Sir Calidore. Source:…
A knight whose adventures and exploits form a supplemental part of the Spanish romance entitled Amadis of Gaul. The first four books of the romance, and the part above referred to, were by…
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