_Accolade_, meaning of the, I. 53. note.
_Adelais_, tale of her imprisonment, rescue by an adventurous knight,
and subsequent marriage, II. 322.
_Albigenses_, romance of, I. 48. note.
_Alcantara_, order of, its principles, and its comparative rank with
other Spanish orders, I. 353.
_Alfonso_, story of his chivalric bearing, II. 258.
_Allegories_, fantastic, made on knights and their armour, I. 108. 110.
_Amys and Amylion_, Romance of, I. 121.
_Anglo-Saxons_, state of chivalry among, I. 6. 9. 11. 383.
_Antharis_, a Lombard king, story of his romantic gallantry, II. 321.
_Arabian horses_, their repute in chivalric times, I. 111.
_Arabic_, Spanish historians, account of, II. 242. note.
_Archers_, excellence of English, II. 12.
Fine passage from Halidon Hill expressive of, II. 13. note.
An English archer in the days of Edward III., 14.
Importance of at battles of Cressy and Poictiers, 15.
_Argonautes_, order of, purpose of its institution, I. 358.
_Aristotle_, lay of, I. 215.
_Armorial bearings_, historical and philosophical sketch of the
principles of, I. 86, 87. 89.
_Armour_, beauty of ancient, I. 65.
Value of enquiries into the minutiæ of, I. 94.
Uncertainty of the subject, I. 95.
Its general features, I. 99, &c.
Golden armour, 102.
_Array_, general nature of chivalric, I. 118.
_Arthur_, his knightly honour, I. 132. note.
Discovery of his remains at Glastonbury, account of, I. 375.
His court the school of chivalric virtue, 376.
His generosity to his knights, 376. note.
See _Round Table_.
_Athenæus_, his singular testimony to a state of chivalry, I. 6.
_Auberoch_, beleagured by the French, and chivalrously relieved by the
English, II. 31.
_Audley_, Sir James, interesting story of his heroic achievements and of
his generosity, II. 43.
_Axe_, the battle, I. 67.
Description of King Richard's, 68. note.