The Nine Worthies: Exemplars of Chivalry

And what they reveal about the structure of history...

Did you know the middle ages had its own version of comic book heroes?

The Nine Worthies, a group of exemplary men who embodied knightly virtue, were medieval “superheroes.” But unlike superheroes of today, they were wrapped in religious significance and represented a unified Western narrative stretching back to ancient Troy. These characters proved to t…