(West Smithfield). The route taken by the gilt-spurs, or knights, on their way to Smithfield, where tournaments were held. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…
(The Count de). A German knight married to a lady of his own country. He joined a crusade, and, being wounded, was attended so diligently by a Saracen princess that he married her also.…
Queen Anne's quack oculists were William Read (tailor), who was knighted, and Dr. Grant (tinker). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894QuadQuack A B C D E F…
A lady-love. Taken from Don Quixote's amie du coeur. Her real name was Aldonza Lorenzo, but the knight dubbed her Dulcinea del Toboso. “I must ever have some Dulcinea in my head—it…
(Suero de), in the reign of Juan II., with nine other cavaliers, held the bridge of Orbigo against all comers for thirty-six days, overthrowing in that time seventy-eight knights of Spain…
Having foolish and unpractical ideas of honour, or schemes for the general good, like Don Quixote, a half-crazy reformer or knight of the supposed distressed. Source: Dictionary of…
Acutia′tor A person in the Middle Ages who attended armies and knights to sharpen their instruments of war. (Latin, acuo, to sharpen.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…
(in Jerusalem Delivered). One of the Christian knights. Having discovered the armour of Rinaldo cast on one side, he took it to Godfrey, who very naturally inferred that Rinaldo had been…
The minstrel of Robin Hood's yeomen. He was assisted by Robin Hood in carrying off his bride, when on the point of being married against her will to a rich old knight. Source: Dictionary…
(in Jerusalem Delivered). A haughty, turbulent knight, born on the banks of the Trent. Accusing Godfrey and his brother of having murdered Rinaldo, he induced the Latians to revolt. The…
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