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121heraldry — heraldist, n. /her euhl dree/, n., pl. heraldries. 1. the science of armorial bearings. 2. the art of blazoning armorial bearings, of settling the rights of persons to bear arms or to use certain bearings, of tracing and recording genealogies, of …
122Ovid — Ovidian /oh vid ee euhn/, adj. /ov id/, n. (Publius Ovidius Naso) 43 B.C. A.D. 17?, Roman poet. * * * Latin Publius Ovidius Naso born March 20, 43 BC, Sulmo, Roman Empire died AD 17, Tomis, Moesia Roman poet. A member of Rome s knightly class,… …
123paladin — /pal euh din/, n. 1. any one of the 12 legendary peers or knightly champions in attendance on Charlemagne. 2. any knightly or heroic champion. 3. any determined advocate or defender of a noble cause. [1585 95; < F < It paladino < LL palatinus… …
124Richard I — ( Richard the Lion Hearted, Richard Coeur de Lion ) 1157 99, king of England 1189 99. * * * known as Richard the Lionheart(ed) French Richard Coeur de Lion born Sept. 8, 1157, Oxford, Eng. died April 6, 1199, Châlus, Duchy of Aquitaine Duke of… …
125Suetonius — /swi toh nee euhs/, n. (Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus) A.D. 75 150, Roman historian. * * * Latin Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus born AD 69, probably Rome died after 122 Roman biographer and antiquarian. Suetonius s family was of the knightly class.… …
126Walther von der Vogelweide — /vahl teuhr fawn deuhr foh geuhl vuy deuh/ c1170 c1230, German minnesinger and poet. * * * born с 1170 died с 1230, Würzburg? Greatest German lyric poet of the Middle Ages. Of knightly birth, Walther was educated at a monastery school and served… …
127Arthurian legend — Body of stories and medieval romances centring on the legendary English king Arthur. The stories chronicle Arthur s life, the adventures of his knights, and the adulterous love between his knight Sir Lancelot and his queen, Guinevere. The legend… …
128Christendom — • In its wider sense this term is used to describe the part of the world which is inhabited by Christians Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Christendom Christendom …
