It was not till toward the end of the thirteenth century that the prose romances began to appear.

- Thomas Bulfinch

The other classes of which society was composed were, first, freemen, owners of small portions of land, independent, though they sometimes voluntaril…

- 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

The word "Chivalry" is derived from the French Cheval, a horse.

- 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…

- Thomas Bulfinch

The sunflower is a favorite emblem of constancy

- Thomas Bulfinch

The preparatory education of candidates for knighthood was long and arduous.

- 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…

- 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…

- Thomas Bulfinch