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Brewer's: Eraclius
the emperor, condemned a knight to death because the companion who went out with him returned not. “Thou hast slain thy fellow,” said the emperor, “and must die. Go,” continued he, to…Brewer's: Wandering Wood
in book i. of Spenser's Faërie Queene, is where St. George and Una encounter Error, who is slain by the knight. Una tries to persuade the Red Cross…Brewer's: Basilisco
A braggart; a character in an old play entitled Solyman and Perseda. Shakespeare makes the Bastard say to his mother, who asks him why he boasted of his ill-birth, “Knight, knight, good…Brewer's: Clarenceux King-of-Arms
One of the two provincial heralds, with jurisdiction over the southern provinces. The name was taken in honour of the Duke of Clarence, third son of Edward III. The herald of the northern…Brewer's: Gauvaine
or Gawain = Gau-wain (2 syl., g hard). Sir Gauvaine the Courteous. One of Arthur's kinghts, and his nephew. He challenged the Green Knight, and struck off his head; but the headless knight…Brewer's: Argeo
(in Orlando Furioso). Baron of Servia, and husband of Gabrina. He is a sort of Potiphar. His wife tried to seduce Philander, a young Dutch knight, and failing in her effort, she accused…Maggie Winters
CBSWednesday 8:30–9:00 p.m.; on hiatusCast:Faith Ford, Jenny Robertson, Alex Kapp, Vincent Ventresca, Brian Haley and Shirley Knight After a failed marriage and several bad career moves,…Texas Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures
Texas, also known as the Lone Star State, is the second-largest state in the United States, located in the southern region of the country. It shares borders with Arkansas to the northeast, Louisiana…Gene Klein
Gene KleinBorn: Jan. 29, 1921Horseman won 3 Eclipse awards as top owner (1985-87); his filly Winning Colors won 1988 Kentucky Derby; also owned San Diego Chargers football team (1966-84).Died…Bill Koch
Bill KochBorn: June 7, 1955Cross country skiing first highly accomplished American male in his sport; first American male to win a cross country Olympic medal when he took home a silver in…Trending
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