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The knight-errant is a character who has broken away from the world of his origin, in order to go off on his own to right wrongs or to test and assert his own chivalric ideals. In medieval Europe, knight-errantry existed in literature, though fictional works from this time often were presented as non-fiction. [3] [4]
A large majority of the characters from the Water Margin, which is considered one of China's best examples of knight-errant literature, come from these provinces. In poetry. One good example of Youxia poetry is The Swordsman (劍客) by Jia Dao (Tang dynasty):
Musha shugyō (武者修行) is a samurai warrior's quest or pilgrimage. The concept is similar to the Chinese Youxia, or Knight Errantry in feudal Europe. A warrior, called a shugyōsha, would wander the land practicing and honing his skills without the protection of his family or school. Possible activities include training with other schools ...
Amadis of Greece. Amadis of Greece ( Amadís de Grecia) is a tale of knight-errantry written by Feliciano de Silva, a “sequel-specialist” who continued the adventures of Amadís de Gaula in this ninth installment. Its full title is Noveno libro de Amadís de Gaula, crónica del muy valiente y esforzado príncipe y caballero de la Ardiente ...
Errantry. " Errantry " is a three-page poem by J.R.R. Tolkien, first published in The Oxford Magazine in 1933. [T 1] It was included in revised and extended form in Tolkien's 1962 collection of short poems, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil. Donald Swann set the poem to music in his 1967 song cycle, The Road Goes Ever On .
Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth is a collection of stories and essays by J. R. R. Tolkien that were never completed during his lifetime, but were edited by his son Christopher Tolkien and published in 1980.
Kibyōshi. Kibyōshi (黄表紙) is a genre of Japanese picture book (草双紙, kusazōshi) produced during the middle of the Edo period (1603–1867), from 1775 to the early 19th century. Physically identifiable by their yellow-backed covers, kibyōshi were typically printed in 10-page volumes, many spanning two to three volumes in length ...
4 December 1947 [1] Chronology. < >. Leaf by Niggle Farmer Giles of Ham. " On Fairy-Stories " is an essay by J. R. R. Tolkien which discusses the fairy story as a literary form. It was written as a lecture entitled "Fairy Stories" for the Andrew Lang lecture at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, on 8 March 1939.