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Brewer's: Cross-legged Knights
indicate that the person so represented died in the Christian faith. As crusaders were supposed so to do, they were generally represented on their tombs with crossed legs. “Sometimes the…Brewer's: Red Rose Knight
(The) Tom Thumb or Tom-a-lin. Richard Johnson, in 1597, published a “history of this ever-renowned soldier, the Red Rose Knight, surnamed the Boast of England. ...” Source: Dictionary of…Brewer's: Priest ... Knight
I would rather walk with Sir Priest than Sir Knight. I prefer peace to strife. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Priest of the Blue-bagPridwin A B C D E F…Bayard, Pierre Terrail, seigneur de
(Encyclopedia) Bayard, Pierre Terrail, seigneur deBayard, Pierre Terrail, seigneur debāˈərd; pyĕr tĕrīˈyə sānyörˈ də bäyärˈ [key], c.1474–1524, French military hero, called le chevalier sans peur et…Berlichingen, Götz von
(Encyclopedia) Berlichingen, Götz vonBerlichingen, Götz vongötsˈ fən bĕrˈlĭkhĭng-ən [key], 1480–1562, German knight and adventurer. The head of a band of free soldiers, he lost (1504) his right hand…White, Walter Francis
(Encyclopedia) White, Walter Francis, 1893–1955, American civil-rights leader, b. Atlanta, Ga., grad. Atlanta Univ., 1916. From 1931 until his death he was secretary of the National Association for…armor
(Encyclopedia) armor, apparatus for defense of persons, horses, and such objects as vehicles, naval vessels, and aircraft. Body armor developed early as protective suits made of such materials as…Michael ARCURI, Congress, NY (1959)
ARCURI Michael , a Representative from New York; born in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., June 11, 1959; graduated from T.R. Proctor High School, Utica, N.Y.; B.A., State University of New York, Albany…Gawain, Sir
(Encyclopedia) Gawain, SirGawain, Sirgäˈwān, –wĭn [key], one of the most popular heroes of Arthurian legend; nephew of King Arthur. He was regarded, particularly in the early romances, as the model…Heinze, Frederick Augustus
(Encyclopedia) Heinze, Frederick AugustusHeinze, Frederick Augustushīnˈzē [key], 1869–1914, American copper magnate, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. He went in 1889 to Butte, Mont., as engineer for a mining…Trending
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