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Amadis

American  
[am-uh-dis] / ˈæm ə dɪs /

noun

  1. (in medieval literature) a knight-errant, model of the chivalric hero.


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It is like the enchantments they tell of in the Legend of Amadis!

From Time Magazine Archive

But silent it remained, for Amadis was fearful of presumption and Oriana the most modest of little damsels.

From Legends & Romances of Spain by Lewis Spence

After several other adventures which it would be tedious to recount, Amadis arrived with Gandalin at the Court of King Perion, in Gaul.

From Legends & Romances of Spain by Lewis Spence

Early copies are lacking, but we learn that the Spanish conquerors of Mexico remarked upon the resemblance of that city to the places of enchantment spoken of in Amadis.

From Legends & Romances of Spain by Lewis Spence

Perion at once recognized Amadis as the youth he had knighted not long since.

From Legends & Romances of Spain by Lewis Spence

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