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he spread of chivalric ideals led to represented three distinct chapters in chivalric THE NINE
notable historical figures being framed history. The first trio were Trojan hero Hector, WORTHIES
as great knights in the medieval tradition. In Greek conqueror Alexander the Great, and Painted in the 15th century,
western Europe, this popular idea was forged Roman general Julius Caesar. The second were this fresco depicts the
into the canon of the Nine Worthies (Neuf Preux) from the Old Testament: Joshua, King David, Nine Worthies and
can be found in the
in Jacques de Longuyon’s Vows of the Peacock in and Judas Maccabeus. The last trio were King
Castello della Manta
1312. These Worthies exemplified chivalric values Arthur, Charlemagne, and Godfrey of Bouillon, in Saluzzo, Italy.
and virtues. Pagan, Jewish, and Christian, they the most recent addition. DEA/ALBUM