Richard the Lion Heart: Difference between revisions

* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: Was killed by Frenchmen with crossbows, having previously been responsible for introducing the crossbow to France.

** This is disputed; the accusation is made by William the Breton, the court historian of Richard's [[Arch Enemy]] Philip II. It is inserted by him into the mouth of the [[Power Trio|Fate]] [[Classical Mythology|Atropos]], when she is justifying to her sisters why she is bringing Richard's life to an end. Not exactly the most reliable source.

* [[King Incognito]]: Richard certainly disguised himself among his enemies (according to some accounts, as a woman); in legend, he becomes identified with the common folklore hero of the disguised king who goes among his people to observe them.

* [[Knighting]]: Richard is often used as a convenient chivalric figure to knight the hero at the finale of a work.

 

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