E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Trojan War (The).
The siege of Troy by the Greeks. After a siege of ten years the city was taken and burnt to the ground. The last year of the siege is the subject of Homer’s Iliad; the burning of Troy and the flight of Ænas is a continuation by Virgil in his Ænid.
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The Trojan War, by Henry of Veldig, (Waldeck), a minnesinger (twelfth century) is no translation of either Homer or Virgil, but a German adaptation of the old tale. By far the best part of this poetical romance is where Lavinia tells her tale of love to her mother.
as is a continuation by Virgil in his Æn
