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... returned them to their owner . The first monarch who made a knight with the sword of state was our King Alfred , when , A.D. 900 , he knighted Athelstane . Between Charlemagne's era and the first Crusade , the greatest need for such an ...
... returned them to their owner . The first monarch who made a knight with the sword of state was our King Alfred , when , A.D. 900 , he knighted Athelstane . Between Charlemagne's era and the first Crusade , the greatest need for such an ...
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... returned to the Crusaders ' camp with several of the king's courtiers , charged to invite Godfrey de Bouillon to visit the king at one of his castles , called Liperon . Accompanied by 300 of his most valiant knights , Godfrey accepted ...
... returned to the Crusaders ' camp with several of the king's courtiers , charged to invite Godfrey de Bouillon to visit the king at one of his castles , called Liperon . Accompanied by 300 of his most valiant knights , Godfrey accepted ...
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... returning from the East , landed at Salerno on their way back to France . A Norman knight , called Drogon , was their leader , and the Duke of Salerno begged them to visit him . His invitation was accepted by the Nor- mans ; and at a ...
... returning from the East , landed at Salerno on their way back to France . A Norman knight , called Drogon , was their leader , and the Duke of Salerno begged them to visit him . His invitation was accepted by the Nor- mans ; and at a ...
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... returned with daybreak , and peace was again re- stored between Tancred and Baldwin's troops . Baldwin determined to rejoin the main army , for he had heard how ill his brother Godfrey was ; and therefore , leaving the pirate body to ...
... returned with daybreak , and peace was again re- stored between Tancred and Baldwin's troops . Baldwin determined to rejoin the main army , for he had heard how ill his brother Godfrey was ; and therefore , leaving the pirate body to ...
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... returned to the army . The most extraordinary instance of cowardice and desertion at this sad time , and one which , says an old writer , ' was almost as astonishing as if the starry firmament had descended from heaven to the world ...
... returned to the army . The most extraordinary instance of cowardice and desertion at this sad time , and one which , says an old writer , ' was almost as astonishing as if the starry firmament had descended from heaven to the world ...
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