| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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The paladins of Charlemagne were all scattered by the battle of Roncesvallës. | 1 |
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The champions of Did’erick were all assassinated at the instigation of Chriemhil’da, the bride of Ezzel, King of the Huns. | 2 |
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The Knights of the Round Table were all extirpated by the fatal battle of Camlan. | 3 |
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Chivalry. The six following clauses may be considered almost as axioms of the Arthu’rian romances:— | 4 |
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| (1) There was no braver or more noble king than Arthur. |
| (2) No fairer or more faithless wife than Guin’iver. |
| (3) No truer pair of lovers than Tristan and Iseult (or Tristram and Ysolde). |
| (4) No knight, more faithful than Sir Kaye. |
| (5) None so brave and amorous as Sir Laun’celot. |
| (6) None so virtuous as Sir Gal’ahad. | |
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The flower of Chivalry. William Douglas, Lord of Liddesdale. (Fourteenth century.) | 5 |
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