In such a state of things, the rights of the humbler classes of society were at the mercy of every assailant and it is plain that, without some check upon the lawless power of the chiefs, society must have relapsed into barbarism. Numerous chiefs, more or less powerful, held local sway, as far as each could enforce his dominion, and occasionally those chiefs would unite for a common object but, in ordinary times, they were much more likely to be found in hostility to one another. ON the decline of the Roman power, about five centuries after Christ, the countries of Northern Europe were left almost destitute of a national government. PDF ePub Kindle Excerpt from 'Bulfinch’s Mythology, The Age of Chivalry' Download for ereaders (below donate buttons) This book has 351 pages in the PDF version, and was originally published in 1858. Chapters include: The Mythical History of England Arthur Caradoc Briefbras Or Caradoc With The Shrunken Arm Sir Gawain Launcelot Of The Lake The Story Of Tristram Of Lyonesse The Story Of Perceval The Quest Of The Sangreal Sir Agrivain’s Treason Morte D’arthur The Britons The Lady Of The Fountain Geraint, The Son Of Erbin Pwyll, Prince Of Dyved Branwen, The Daughter Of Llyr Manawyddan Kilwich And Olwen Peredur, The Son Of Evrawc Taliesin King Richard And The Third Crusade Robin Hood Of Sherwood Forest Robin Hood And His Adventures Chevy Chase The Battle Of Otterbourne and, Edward The Black Prince. The Age of Chivalry, or Legends of King Arthur is the second book in Bulfinch's Mythology, the first being The Age of Fable, or Stories of Gods and Heroes, and the third and last one being, Legends of Charlemagne, or Romance of the Middle Ages.

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