It was not till toward the end of the thirteenth century that the prose romances began to appear.
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The Welsh language is one of the oldest in Europe. It possesses poems the origin of which is referred with probability to the sixth century.Thomas Bulfinch
Religion united its influence with those of loyalty and love, and the order of knighthood, endowed with all the sanctity and religious awe that attended the priesthood, became an object of ambition to the greatest sovereigns.
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The word Chivalry is derived from the French cheval, a horse.
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