The data necessary for a return to Earth have been lost in the crash landing of the ship:
"A groan went up. They were hardy men, but this was enough to daunt the Nine Worthies." (p. 48)
I have read The High Crusade twice before but do not remember the Nine Worthies and do not remember hearing of them anywhere else.
Christians
Charlemagne
King Arthur
Godfrey de Bouillon
Pagan
Julius Caesar
Hector
Alexander the Great
Jews
David
Joshua
Judas Maccabeus
Elsewhere, de Bouillon is placed in a triad with Richard the Lionheart and Raymond IV:
It is Richard, it is Raymond, it is Godfrey in the gate!
-copied from here.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
I'm a bit surprised Count Roland, the hero of the SONG OF ROLAND, was not counted among the Nine Worthies. And if he had lived earlier, St. Ferdinand II of Castile might have been included among the Worthies.
Sean
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