- To never do outrage nor murder
- Always to flee treason
- To by no means be cruel but to give mercy unto him who asks for mercy
- To always do ladies, gentlewomen and widows succor
- To never force ladies, gentlewomen or widows
- Not to take up battles in wrongful quarrels for love or worldly goods
Some famous legends
- Atlantis, was originally invented by Plato, and used as an analogical parable
- Cenodoxus, or the Damnation of the Good Doctor of Paris, told as an event justifying the sanctification of St. Bruno
- King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
- The Holy Grail
- El Dorado and the Fountain of Youth
- Vlad the Impaler; stories of his cruelty have attained legendary status, most likely spread post-mortem by his enemies.
- Robin Hood
- Roland
- William Tell
- Paul Revere's Ride
- Legends of Africa
- Philosopher's stone
