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Brewer's: Clerimond
Niece of the Green Knight (q.v.), bride of Valentine the brave, and sister of Ferragus the giant. (Valentine and Orson.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Ortwine
(2 syl.). Knight of Metz, sister's son of Sir Hagan of Trony, a Burgundian in the Nibclungon Lied. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894OrvietanOrtus A B C D…Brewer's: Owain
(Sir). The Irish knight who passed through St. Patrick's purgatory by way of penance. (Henry of Saltrey: The Descent of Owain.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Torre
(Sir) (1 syl.). Brother of Elaine, and son of the lord of Astolat. A kind blunt heart, brusque in manners, and but little of a knight. (Tennyson Idyls of the King; Elaine.) Source:…Brewer's: Truchuela
A very small trout with which Don Quixote was regaled at the road-side inn where he was dubbed knight. (Cervante: Don Quixote, bk. i. chap. ii.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E…Brewer's: Quinones
(Suero de), in the reign of Juan II., with nine other cavaliers, held the bridge of Orbigo against all comers for thirty-six days, overthrowing in that time seventy-eight knights of Spain…Brewer's: Quixotic
Having foolish and unpractical ideas of honour, or schemes for the general good, like Don Quixote, a half-crazy reformer or knight of the supposed distressed. Source: Dictionary of…Brewer's: Rhodalind
A princess famous for her “knightly” deads; she would have been the wife of Gondibert, but he wisely preferred Birtha, a country girl, the daughter of the sage Astragon. Source:…Brewer's: Rodomontade
(4 syl.). From Rodomont, a brave but braggart knight in Bojardo's Orlando Inamorato. He is introduced into the continuation of the story by Amosto (Orlando Furioso), but the braggart part…Brewer's: Rogel
of Greece. A knight, whose exploits and adventures form a supplemental part of the Spanish romance entitled Amadis of Gaul. This part was added by Feliciano de Silva. Source: Dictionary…Trending
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