Thomas Bulfinch
Thomas Bulfinch
Thomas Bulfinchwas an American writer born in Newton, Massachusetts, best known for the book Bulfinch's Mythology...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth15 July 1796
CountryUnited States of America
years iron suits-of-armor
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.
independent land class
The other classes of which society was composed were, first, freemen, owners of small portions of land, independent, though they sometimes voluntarily became the vassals of their more opulent neighbors, whose power was necessary for their protection.
long knighthood candidates
The preparatory education of candidates for knighthood was long and arduous.
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The word "Chivalry" is derived from the French Cheval, a horse.
allies literature virtue
For Mythology is the handmaid of literature; and literature is one of the best allies of virtue and promoters of happiness.
sunflower emblems constancy
The sunflower is a favorite emblem of constancy