ON the decline of the Roman power, about five centuries after Christ, the countries of Northern Europe were left almost destitute of a national government.

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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.

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,...

Mail armor continued in general use till about the year 1300, when it was gradually...

Mail armor continued in general use till about the year 1300, when it was gradually...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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

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

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...