What is a Paladin?

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Time to crack open a new series idea I have been batting around for a while now. I’ve been playing a lot of Dungeons and Dragons lately, and have always been a fan of fantasy. One of the things I was curious about though, is where some of these concepts that show up over and over again in fantasy come from. So, to kick off the series, let’s find out what a Paladin is.

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Sources:

-Alighieri, Dante, J. G. Nichols, and Gustave Doré. The Divine comedy: Inferno. Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom: Alma Classics, 2014.

-Conradus the priest. Song of Roland. 12th century.

-Defenders of The Faith - A Guidebook to Clerics and Paladins D&D Accessory by Rich Redman & James Wyatt. 2001

-Dutton, Paul Edward. Charlemagne's Courtier: The Complete Einhard.

-Frank, Grace. "La Passion du Palatinus: mystère du XIVe siècle." In Les Classiques français du moyen âge. 1922.

-"Paladin." Oxford English Dictionary.

-"Palatine." Oxford English Dictionary.

-Wilson, Peter H. The Thirty Years War: Europe's Tragedy. 2009.

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