W.TN.Orange Blood
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An Arabian prince? …nope:Eff them Paladins. What's a paladin?
"Rutgers" is primarily known as a surname of Dutch origin, meaningFor you older folks, "what's a Rutgers?"
Also popular with the dungeons and dragons crowd.An Arabian prince? …nope:
- Charlemagne's Knights: The most famous paladins were the twelve legendary knights in Charlemagne's court, analogous to the Knights of the Round Table, appearing in medieval French epics (chansons de geste).
- Origin: The word comes from Latin, meaning "of the palace," referring to guards of the imperial palace in Rome, later applied to Charlemagne's elite warriors.
No, no. When we played Rutgers in the late 60s or early 70s, there was a quote, "what's a Rutgers?" Ended up like Georgia State."Rutgers" is primarily known as a surname of Dutch origin, meaning
it comes from the male given name Rutger. It was adopted as the name of Rutgers University in 1825 to honor Colonel Henry Rutgers, a Revolutionary War hero and benefactor of the institution at the time.
