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61Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …
62tactics — /tak tiks/, n. 1. (usually used with a sing. v.) the art or science of disposing military or naval forces for battle and maneuvering them in battle. 2. (used with a pl. v.) the maneuvers themselves. 3. (used with a sing. v.) any mode of procedure …
63United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
64Hartman von Aue — Hartmann von Aue † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Hartmann von Aue A Middle High German epic poet and minnesinger; died between 1210 and 1220. Little is known concerning his life; neither the place nor the date of his birth has been… …
65Dernbacher Feud — The Dernbacher Feud (German: Dernbacher Fehde) was an over one hundred year long (ca. 1230 1333) ongoing dispute in present day Germany between the House of Nassau, several knightly families, and the Landgrave of Hesse. The conflict erupted… …
66Golagros and Gawane — (The Knightly Tale of Golagros and Gawain) (ca. 1450–1500) Golagros and Gawane is a late 15th century ROMANCE written in Middle Scots (closely related to the Northern dialect of MIDDLE ENGLISH). The 1,362 line poem, composed in the same… …
67Lancelot: The Knight of the Cart — by Chrétien de Troyes (ca. 1176–82) Probably the fourth of the five extant Arthurian verse ROMANCES by the French poet CHRÉTIEN DE TROYES, Lancelot: The Knight of the Cart is thought to have been written sometime close to the writing of… …
68Libeaus Desconus — (ca. 1375–1400) Libeaus Desconus is a 14th century poem written in MIDDLE ENGLISH but drawing heavily on the French Le bel inconnu by Renaut de Bâgé. Although authorship is uncertain, it has been attributed to Thomas Chestre, the author of SIR …
69Wolfram von Eschenbach — (ca. 1180–ca. 1220) Being the author of one of the most important courtly romances in Middle High German literature, PARZIVAL (ca. 1205), Wolfram also gained great respect for his Crusade epic Willehalm (ca. 1218) and his dawn songs (see ALBA) …
70chivalrous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. knightly, gallant, noble, courteous, brave. See courtesy, courage, unselfishness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. courteous, courtly, gentlemanly, honorable, noble, heroic, valiant, courageous, gallant …
