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Literature | Guy, Earl of Warwick An Anglo-Danish hero of wonderful puissance. He was in love with fair Phelis or Felice, who refused to listen to his suit till he had distinguished himself by knightly deeds. First, he rescued the daughter of the Emperor of Germany "from many a valiant knight;" then he went to Greece to fight against the Saracens, and slew the doughty Coldran, Elmaye King of Tyre, and the soldan himself. Then returned he to England and wedded Phelis; but in forty days he returned to the Holy Land, where he redeemed Earl Jonas out of prison, slew the giant Amarant, and many others. He again returned to England, and slew at Winchester, in single combat, Colbronde or Colbrand, the Danish giant, and thus redeemed England from Danish tribute. At Windsor he slew a boar of "passing might and strength." On Dunsmore Heath he slew the "Dun-cow of Dunsmore, a monstrous wyld and cruell beast." In Northumberland he slew a dragon "black as any cole," with lion's paws, wings, and a hide which no sword could pierce. Having achieved all this, he became a hermit in Warwick, and hewed himself a cave a mile from the town. Daily he went to his own castle, where he was not known, and begged bread of his own wife Phelis. On his death-bed he sent Phelis a ring, by which she recognised her lord, and went to close his dying eyes. (890-958). His combat with Colbrand is very elaborately told by Drayton (1563-1631) in his Polyolbion. "I am not Sampson, nor Sir Guy, nor Colbrand, to mow them down before me." - Shakespeare: Henry VIII., v. 3. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Crosswords: GUY, EARL OF WARWICK |
| Specialty definitions using "GUY, EARL OF WARWICK": Dun Cow ♦ Phelis. (references) |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)47 55 59 2C 45 41 52 4C 4F 46 57 41 52 57 49 43 4B |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000111 01010101 01011001 00101100 00100000 01000101 01000001 01010010 01001100 00100000 01001111 01000110 00100000 01010111 01000001 01010010 01010111 01001001 01000011 01001011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)G U Y ,   E A R L   O F   W A R W I C K |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0047 0055 0059 002C 0045 0041 0052 004C 004F 0046 0057 0041 0052 0057 0049 0043 004B |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4155591423935524624940257355257433745 |
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