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A mysteriously invincible champion on a white horse appeared at a number of key battles of the Reconquista, helping the overmatched Christians decimate their enemies.
Santiago Matamoros: St James the Moor-slayer.🧵
Upon his arrival at Camelot, Gareth of Orkney has an encounter with Merlin.
The wizard tells him of the demands Arthur makes of his knights.
“The King / Will bind thee by such vows, as is a shame / A man should not be bound by, yet the which / No man can keep.”
Growing Up Plantagenet—
Of the many things that make the story of Richard the Lionheart so incredible, one is the simple fact of having grown up in a wild family. 🧵