Whether the term was actually used in the medieval time period Scott wrote about in Ivanhoe, or if it was an invention of his own time, is a different question. According to Merriam-Webster ...

According to Katie Auman with Poudre Libraries, “Ivanhoe” by Sir Walter Scott was checked out and due back to the Fort Collins Public Library and Free Reading Room on Feb. 13, 1919.

These ten novels take you on journeys of excitement and discovery, from Middle Earth in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy to 12th century England in Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe. Join Jack Aubrey as he ...