Quote#Politics & Power
The Norman minstrel Tallefer, before the commencement of the battle…
Quote byJoseph Strutt · 1749–1802
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Minstrels, pg. xix.
English (original)
The Norman minstrel Tallefer, before the commencement of the battle at Hastings, cast his lance into the air three times, and caught it by the head in such a surprising manner, that the English thought it was done by the power of enchantment.
— Joseph Strutt
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