10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENONCELLE»
Discover the use of
penoncelle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
penoncelle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tales and Readings for the People
All bareheaded as he was, he grasped his trusty lance again, and, shaking its
bright penoncelle, once more attracted the ferocious bull. All eyes were strained
to witness the result of the fearful combat. The Lady Magdalena bent with
elapsed ...
2
The history of Scotland
In the tumult of battle, the banner of the high noble, and the pennon or
penoncelle of the knight, formed the rallying points of their military retainers, as
well as the war-cry common to each leader, which gradually became the heraldic
motto of ...
Rev. Thomas Thomson, 1849
3
The Pictorial History of England: Being a History of the ...
Every man, therefore, for whom subsistence could be found, was mustered
around a broad banner, or even rt'paltry penoncelle, while the chief, whose
beauty was such as to satisfy _his_adherents, was sure to be followed by them
without ...
George Lillie Craik, 1848
4
Heraldry in History, Poetry, and Romance
Ogress or Gunstone. A roundlet sa. Pellett. Seme' of pellets. Pennon. A flag
resembling the guidon, but only half tbe size. Pennon forked. Split at tbe end.
Penoncelle. Tbe diminutive of the pennon, usually borne with tbe cognizance on
a lance.
Ellen J. Millington, 1858
5
Colburn's New Monthly Magazine and Humorist
Had I worn the old family surcoat in which my renowned ancester, Roger de
Greyne, fell, fighting beside the Black Prince, at the battle of Marston Moor; had I
spread my penoncelle to the blast, embroidered with the arms of my house, by
the ...
6
Miscellaneous Poems. By an Indian Officer
And helm, and plume, and penoncelle, Shone right merrily in the van, And with
flashing eyes and swelling hearts, Rode full many a proper man. The Claymores
gleam on the mountain side ; The Tartans flutter fair and free ; The warlike voice
of ...
7
The Pictorial History of England: Being a History of the ...
Every man, therefore, for whom subsistence could be found, was mustered
around a broad banner, or even a paltry penoncelle, while the chief whose
bounty was such as to satisfy his adherents was sure to be followed by them
without ...
George Lillie Craik, Charles McFarlane, Hans Claude Hamilton, 1839
8
The New monthly magazine and universal register. [Continued ...
Had I worn the old family surcoat in which my renowned ancester, Roger de
Greyne, fell, fighting beside the Black Prince, at the battle of Marston Moor ; had I
spread my penoncelle to the blast, embroidered with the arms of my house, by
the ...
9
The Rambler in Mexico: MDCCCXXXIV.
As to the arms, all were furnished with a long lance, with a little green and red
penoncelle fluttering at the end, which they carried in proper military fashion — a
dangerous weapon if used with determination and discretion. Moreover, all were
...
Charles Joseph Latrobe, 1836
10
The Gipsey Bride: Or, the Miser's Daughter. By the Author of ...
... thick black tresses, carefully covered them with a steel morion—fastened upon
her arm the silver badge of the three greyhounds, and lifted on high the light
penoncelle of Lord John fluttering from the point of a slender lance. “ By St.
Cuthbert!
