“The knight slew the dragon,
The lady was gay,
They rode on together,
Away, away.”
– Traditional Nursery Rhyme
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Table of Contents
Poems
Lochinvar by Sir Walter Scott
The Lady of Shalott by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
The False Knight Upon the Road, Traditional British
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Story
from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, translated by John Ormsby
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Connections
Medievalism
Orders of Knighthood
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Activities
Creating a Coat of Arms
Writing a Ballad
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Resources
Further Reading
Guide to Illustrations
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Lochinvar
Sir Walter Scott
Oh! young Lochinvar is come out of the west,
Through all the wide Border his steed was the best;
And save his good broadsword he weapons had none.
He rode all unarmed and he rode all alone.
So faithful in love and so dauntless in war,
There never was knight like the young Lochinvar.
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