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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

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 Spence, Lewis

They may, perhaps, have referred to the Portuguese version, but in any case an edition of Amadis is known to have been published in that year, and another at Seville in 1547.

From Legends & Romances of Spain by Spence, Lewis

Hearing this, Abies grieved full sorely, and, encountering Amadis, challenged him to a mortal combat on the following day.

From Legends & Romances of Spain by Spence, Lewis

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 Spence, Lewis

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