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Episode 168: Witches, Demons and Fairies

The History of English Podcast

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The Red Cross Knight and the Maiden Una

The Red Cross Knight and the Maiden Una are on the way to her kingdom to defeat the dragon. Along the way they become lost and encounter a monster named error. They then meet an old hermit named Archimago, who is secretly an evil wizard. The name Archimago is a blend of two Latin root words, which basically means arch magician. In those passages it says that the knight was a clad in mighty arms, rather than clad in mighty Arms.

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