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Without a knowledge of mythology much of the elegant literature of our own language cannot be understood and appreciated.

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We thus see that the Greeks of the early ages knew little of any real people except those to the east and south of their own country, or near the coast of the Mediterranean.

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For Mythology is the handmaid of literature; and literature is one of the best allies of virtue and promoters of happiness.

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The word Chivalry is derived from the French cheval, a horse.

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The preparatory education of candidates for knighthood was long and arduous.

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The word knight, which originally meant boy or servant, was particularly applied to a young man after he was admitted to the privilege of bearing arms.

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If no other knowledge deserves to be called useful but that which helps to enlarge our possessions or to raise our station in society, then Mythology has no claim to the appellation.

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It has, therefore, been a favorite boast of the people of Wales and Cornwall, that the original British stock flourishes in its unmixed purity only among them.

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It was not till toward the end of the thirteenth century that the prose romances began to appear.

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Mail armor continued in general use till about the year 1300, when it was gradually supplanted by plate armor, or suits consisting of pieces or plates of solid iron, adapted to the different parts of the body.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: July 15th, 1796

Died: May 27th, 1867

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