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Penelʹva

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A knight whose adventures and exploits form a supplemental part of the Spanish romance entitled Amʹadis of Gaul. The first four books of the romance, and the part above referred to, were by Portuguese authors—the former by Vasco de Lobeira, of Oporto, who died 1403; the latter by an unknown author.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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