The Story of Hereward the Champion of England
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So it came to pass that, after the long night had been spent in confession and prayer, Abbot Brand laid the bare blade on Here ward's neck with his benediction, while Wilton of Ely performed the same office for Winter and Gwenoch. Then the holy mysteries were communi- cated to them and thus were those three knighted after the English fashion.
At Hereward's command, one of the monks, a skilful limner, charged his shield with the German eagle for Leofric, borne on a bend gules, and the good abbot... sent the new knights away with tears and blessings.
M 178 The Story of Hereward Thereafter Hereward always insisted that each of his men who had deserved that honour should be knighted by a monk, and while he held Ely that was always the custom. Before and even after the last stronghold of English liberty had fallen to the Norman he would have monk-made knights, saying : " If any man has received his sword from a servant of God and from a soldier of the kingdom of Heaven that man manifests his valour excellently in every kind of warfare, as I have often found by experience.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
So it came to pass that, after the long night had been spent in confession and prayer, Abbot Brand laid the bare blade on Here ward's neck with his benediction, while Wilton of Ely performed the same office for Winter and Gwenoch. Then the holy mysteries were communi- cated to them and thus were those three knighted after the English fashion.
At Hereward's command, one of the monks, a skilful limner, charged his shield with the German eagle for Leofric, borne on a bend gules, and the good abbot... sent the new knights away with tears and blessings.
M 178 The Story of Hereward Thereafter Hereward always insisted that each of his men who had deserved that honour should be knighted by a monk, and while he held Ely that was always the custom. Before and even after the last stronghold of English liberty had fallen to the Norman he would have monk-made knights, saying : " If any man has received his sword from a servant of God and from a soldier of the kingdom of Heaven that man manifests his valour excellently in every kind of warfare, as I have often found by experience.
What to read after The Story of Hereward the Champion of England?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Douglas C Stedman to read onlineMoreLess
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