Thus we hope to teach mythology not as a study, but as a relaxation from study; to give our work the charm of a story-book, yet by means of it to impart a knowledge of an important branch of education.

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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...

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.

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.

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 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...

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

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

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 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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...