Heraldry is so called, because it first found its special use in direct connection with military equipments, knightly exercises, and the mêlée of actual battle. “Some great man's badge of…
The sword of Sir Launcelot of the Lake. (See Sword.) It is the sword of a good knight, Though homespun was his mail, What matter if it be not hight, Joyeuse, Colada, Durindale, Excalibar,…
One who leads his vassals to battle under his own banner. A knight made in the field was called a banneret, because the chief ceremony was cutting or tearing off the pointed ends of his…
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…
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