The Nine Worthies are 9 historical, scriptural, & legendary males who personify the ideals of chivalry as were established in the Middle Ages. They usually included 3 good pagans: Hector, Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar; 3 good Jews: Joshua, David and Judas Maccabeus; and 3 good Christians: King Arthur, Charlemagne and Godfrey of Bouillon. They were 1st described in the early 14C, by Jacques de Longuyon in his Voeux du Paon (1312). Here George Glover seems to concoct his own version of Lady Worthies. By the late 14C, Lady Worthies began to accompany the Nine Worthies, although their identities often changed.
