Historic Byways And Highways of Old England
Historic Byways And Highways of Old England
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In returning throuj^h the suburbs he was attacked by a gigantic butcher, who struck him off his horse by a blow of his cleaver, and so slew him.
Equally desperate was the exploit of a Lincolnshire man-at-arms before Troyes, and jually disastrous the issue, Froissart says le was "an excellent man, I know not whether he had made any vow/' With his buckler at his neck, and his lance at the charge, he leaped his horse over the barriers, and spurred through the hostile chivalry of France towards the... Duke of Burgundy and his nobles, but only to 84 l)f9toric Sswaps an^ 1)fdbwass* be rolled over, man and horse, by stroke of lance, and to perish without hope of rescue.
The influence of the ladies had much to do with those wild feats of arms, and they liberally encouraged their lovers to carry out their dangerous exploits, as in the case of the English heiress, who is said to have offered her hand as the prize of the valiant warrior who should suc- cessfully defend Castle Dangerous for a year and a day against the plots and assaults of that grim man-slayer, the Black Douglas.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
In returning throuj^h the suburbs he was attacked by a gigantic butcher, who struck him off his horse by a blow of his cleaver, and so slew him.
Equally desperate was the exploit of a Lincolnshire man-at-arms before Troyes, and jually disastrous the issue, Froissart says le was "an excellent man, I know not whether he had made any vow/' With his buckler at his neck, and his lance at the charge, he leaped his horse over the barriers, and spurred through the hostile chivalry of France towards the... Duke of Burgundy and his nobles, but only to 84 l)f9toric Sswaps an^ 1)fdbwass* be rolled over, man and horse, by stroke of lance, and to perish without hope of rescue.
The influence of the ladies had much to do with those wild feats of arms, and they liberally encouraged their lovers to carry out their dangerous exploits, as in the case of the English heiress, who is said to have offered her hand as the prize of the valiant warrior who should suc- cessfully defend Castle Dangerous for a year and a day against the plots and assaults of that grim man-slayer, the Black Douglas.
What to read after Historic Byways And Highways of Old England?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Andrews William to read onlineMoreLess
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