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Duke Malagigi
2007-03-21, 05:22 PM
Online Etymology Dictionary - paladin

1592, "one of the 12 knights in attendance on Charlemagne," from M.Fr. paladin "a warrior," from It. paladino, from L. palatinus "palace official;" noun use of palatinus "of the palace" (see palace). The O.Fr. form of the word was palaisin (which gave M.E. palasin, c.1400); the It. form prevailed because, though the matter was French, the poets who wrote the romances were mostly Italians.

[Origin: 1585–95; < F < It paladino < LL palātīnus imperial functionary, n. use of adj.; see palatine1]

Moved to paladin archetypes.

kamikasei
2007-03-21, 06:19 PM
Isn't this basically this (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36668&highlight=paladin+archetypes) thread again? It's been fallow less than two weeks, if you have something to add to the topic, why not do it there?

Roland St. Jude
2007-03-27, 08:58 PM
Sheriff of Moddingham: Please don't start a new thread for a topic with an active thread. Thanks.