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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If no other knowledge deserves to be called useful but that which helps to enlarge...

If no other knowledge deserves to be called useful but that which helps to enlarge...

The earliest form in which romances appear is that of a rude kind of verse.

The earliest form in which romances appear is that of a rude kind of verse.

Shields were generally made of wood, covered with leather, or some similar substance. To secure...

Shields were generally made of wood, covered with leather, or some similar substance. To secure...

The word knight, which originally meant boy or servant, was particularly applied to a young...

The word knight, which originally meant boy or servant, was particularly applied to a young...

Religion united its influence with those of loyalty and love, and the order of knighthood,...

Religion united its influence with those of loyalty and love, and the order of knighthood,...

Thus we hope to teach mythology not as a study, but as a relaxation from...

Thus we hope to teach mythology not as a study, but as a relaxation from...

ON the decline of the Roman power, about five centuries after Christ, the countries of...

ON the decline of the Roman power, about five centuries after Christ, the countries of...

We thus see that the Greeks of the early ages knew little of any real...

We thus see that the Greeks of the early ages knew little of any real...

The Romans held Britain from the invasion of Julius Caesar till their voluntary withdrawal from...

The Romans held Britain from the invasion of Julius Caesar till their voluntary withdrawal from...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Without a knowledge of mythology much of the elegant literature of our own language cannot...

Without a knowledge of mythology much of the elegant literature of our own language cannot...

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

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

It has, therefore, been a favorite boast of the people of Wales and Cornwall, that...

It has, therefore, been a favorite boast of the people of Wales and Cornwall, that...

The other classes of which society was composed were, first, freemen, owners of small portions...

The other classes of which society was composed were, first, freemen, owners of small portions...