The Nine Worthies: Pagans, Hebrews, Christians
I recently learned of the traditional “Nine Worthies” of military history. Three are Jewish, three are pagan, three are Christian.
Pagans
1. Hector
2. Alexander
3. Julius CaesarHebrews
4. Joshua
5. David
6. Judas MaccabaeusChristians
7. Arthur
8. Charlemagne
9. Godfrey of Bouillon
Both Shakespeare (Love’s Labor’s Lost) and Cervantes (Don Quixote) invoke the Nine Worthies.
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