- ...s also the golden sword of Sir Artegal, the Knight of Justice, from Edmund Spenser's ''The Faerie Queen''. The sword was given to him by Astræa, who had been2 KB (301 words) - 22:45, 18 September 2011
- ...eroic tales of Torquato Tasso, Ludovico Ariosto, and their follower Edmund Spenser. The giant Despair appears in John Bunyan's ''Pilgrim's Progress''.16 KB (2,487 words) - 21:18, 10 July 2010
- ...s include the [[Bible]], Milton's unorthodox religious perspective, Edmund Spenser, Homer, Ovid, Herodotus, the Roman poet Virgil, and ancient mythologies suc31 KB (5,303 words) - 17:56, 18 April 2007
- ...] and [[Apuleius]], down through the tales of the [[Holy Grail]], [[Edmund Spenser]]'s ''[[The Faerie Queene]]'', and to more contemporary authors from [[J. R36 KB (5,641 words) - 18:41, 18 April 2007
- ...eam'', his elves are almost as small as insects. On the other hand, Edmund Spenser applies ''elf'' to full-sized beings in ''The Faerie Queene''.37 KB (6,068 words) - 10:22, 16 September 2010