The earliest form in which romances appear is that of a rude kind of verse. — Thomas Bulfinch Copy Share Image
It was not till toward the end of the thirteenth century that the prose romances began to appear. — Thomas Bulfinch Copy Share Image
It has, therefore, been a favorite boast of the people of Wales and Cornwall, that the original British stock flourishes in its unmixed purity… — Thomas Bulfinch Copy Share Image
ON the decline of the Roman power, about five centuries after Christ, the countries of Northern Europe were left almost destitute of a national… — Thomas Bulfinch Copy Share Image
“Alas! For shame," said Sir Launcelot, "that ever one knight should betray another! But it is an old saw, a good man is never… — Thomas Bulfinch Copy Share Image
The other classes of which society was composed were, first, freemen, owners of small portions of land, independent, though they sometimes voluntarily became the… — Thomas Bulfinch Copy Share Image
Mail armor continued in general use till about the year 1300, when it was gradually supplanted by plate armor, or suits consisting of pieces… — Thomas Bulfinch Copy Share Image
The word knight, which originally meant boy or servant, was particularly applied to a young man after he was admitted to the privilege of… — Thomas Bulfinch Copy Share Image
We thus see that the Greeks of the early ages knew little of any real people except those to the east and south of… — Thomas Bulfinch Copy Share Image
If no other knowledge deserves to be called useful but that which helps to enlarge our possessions or to raise our station in society,… — Thomas Bulfinch Copy Share Image
Shields were generally made of wood, covered with leather, or some similar substance. To secure them, in some sort, from being cut through by… — Thomas Bulfinch Copy Share Image
