If no other knowledge deserves to be called useful but that which helps to enlarge our possessions or to raise our station in society, then Mythology has no claim to the appellation.
It was not till toward the end of the thirteenth century that the prose romances began to appear. - Thomas Bulfinch
It was not till toward the end of the thirteenth century that the prose romances began to appear.
- Thomas Bulfinch
ON the decline of the Roman power, about five centuries after Christ, the countries of Northern Europe were left almost destitute of a national gover… - Thomas Bulfinch
ON the decline of the Roman power, about five centuries after Christ, the countries of Northern Europe were left almost destitute of a national gover…
The other classes of which society was composed were, first, freemen, owners of small portions of land, independent, though they sometimes voluntaril… - Thomas Bulfinch
The other classes of which society was composed were, first, freemen, owners of small portions of land, independent, though they sometimes voluntaril…
The sunflower is a favorite emblem of constancy - Thomas Bulfinch
The sunflower is a favorite emblem of constancy
The word knight, which originally meant boy or servant, was particularly applied to a young man after he was admitted to the privilege of bearing arm… - Thomas Bulfinch
The word knight, which originally meant boy or servant, was particularly applied to a young man after he was admitted to the privilege of bearing arm…
The word "Chivalry" is derived from the French Cheval, a horse. - Thomas Bulfinch
The word "Chivalry" is derived from the French Cheval, a horse.
Mail armor continued in general use till about the year 1300, when it was gradually supplanted by plate armor, or suits consisting of pieces or plate… - Thomas Bulfinch
Mail armor continued in general use till about the year 1300, when it was gradually supplanted by plate armor, or suits consisting of pieces or plate…
The preparatory education of candidates for knighthood was long and arduous. - Thomas Bulfinch
The preparatory education of candidates for knighthood was long and arduous.
Religion united its influence with those of loyalty and love, and the order of knighthood, endowed with all the sanctity and religious awe that atten… - Thomas Bulfinch
Religion united its influence with those of loyalty and love, and the order of knighthood, endowed with all the sanctity and religious awe that atten…
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