Amadis

[ am-uh-dis ]

noun

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

Example Sentences

And there is a selection of rare books behind glass in the reading room, including a 1650 edition of Descartes’s “Méditations” and a volume of “Amadis de Gaule,” published in 1571.

From The New Yorker

But all true lovers are fond of losing their way; and as he had his sword by his side, he had not the slightest objection to that characteristic of an Amadis, having in reality a good deal of the knight-errant about him, and rather liking a little adventure, if it did not go too far.

From Project Gutenberg

The Amadis de Gaul was translated into English by Anthony Munday in 1619.

From Project Gutenberg

Mistress Ward, who was greatly tired with the journey, fell asleep with her head on her hand, and I pulled from my pocket a volume with which Mr. Page had gifted me at parting, and which contained sundry tales anent Amadis de Gaul, Huon de Bordeaux, Palmerin of England, and suchlike famous knights, which he said, as I knew how to read, for which he greatly commended my parents' care, I should entertain myself with on the road.

From Project Gutenberg

Another famous hero and centre of a 14th-century cycle of romance was Amadis of Gaul; its earliest form is Spanish, although the Portuguese have claimed it as a translation from their own language.

From Project Gutenberg