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Person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, especially in a military capacity.
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Chivalry
12 linksInformal and varying code of conduct developed between 1170 and 1220.
Informal and varying code of conduct developed between 1170 and 1220.
It was associated with the medieval Christian institution of knighthood; knights' and gentlemen's behaviours were governed by chivalrous social codes.
Order of chivalry
12 linksAn order of chivalry, order of knighthood, chivalric order, or equestrian order is an order of knights, typically founded during or inspired by the original Catholic military orders of the Crusades (c.
Middle Ages
6 linksIn the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history.
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history.
Manorialism, the organisation of peasants into villages that owed rent and labour services to the nobles, and feudalism, the political structure whereby knights and lower-status nobles owed military service to their overlords in return for the right to rent from lands and manors, were two of the ways society was organised in the High Middle Ages.
Military order (religious society)
5 linksA military order (militaris ordo) is a Christian religious society of knights.
Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom
5 linksIn the United Kingdom and the British Overseas Territories, personal bravery, achievement, or service are rewarded with honours.
In the United Kingdom and the British Overseas Territories, personal bravery, achievement, or service are rewarded with honours.
Although the Anglo-Saxon monarchs are known to have rewarded their loyal subjects with rings and other symbols of favour, it was the Normans who introduced knighthoods as part of their feudal government.
Teutonic Order
5 linksCatholic religious order founded as a military order c. 1190 in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Catholic religious order founded as a military order c. 1190 in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Purely religious since 1810, the Teutonic Order still confers limited honorary knighthoods.
Order of the Garter
6 linksOrder of chivalry founded by Edward III of England in 1348.
Order of chivalry founded by Edward III of England in 1348.
Each member would nominate nine candidates, of whom three had to have the rank of earl or higher, three the rank of baron or higher, and three the rank of knight or higher.
Baron
6 linksRank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical.
Rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical.
Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knight, but lower than a viscount or count.
Paladin
3 linksThe Paladins (or Twelve Peers) are twelve fictional knights of legend, the foremost members of Charlemagne's court in the 8th century.
Horses in warfare
3 linksThe first evidence of horses in warfare dates from Eurasia between 4000 and 3000 BC. A Sumerian illustration of warfare from 2500 BC depicts some type of equine pulling wagons.
The first evidence of horses in warfare dates from Eurasia between 4000 and 3000 BC. A Sumerian illustration of warfare from 2500 BC depicts some type of equine pulling wagons.
Muslim warriors relied upon light cavalry in their campaigns throughout Northern Africa, Asia, and Europe beginning in the 7th and 8th centuries AD. Europeans used several types of war horses in the Middle Ages, and the best-known heavy cavalry warrior of the period was the armoured knight.