Knights

Carol Held Knight is an astronomer and the wife of James E. Gunn, a renowned astrophysicist. She has made significant contributions to the field of astronomy, particularly in the study of stellar populations and galactic structure. Knight is also known for her work on the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.

Knights swore an oath of fealty to serve and protect their king, to uphold the code of chivalry, to defend the realm, and to be loyal and honorable in all their actions.

Terence V. Powderly was the Grand Master Workman of the Knights of Labor, during the height of the movement. Originally called the Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor, the words Noble and Holy Order were dropped in 1882 to avoid any resemblance to freemasonry.

Knights typically came from noble families and were trained from a young age in the ways of combat and chivalry. They often lived in castles or manors, surrounded by family members and other members of the nobility. Family life for knights centered around maintaining their status, serving their lord, and participating in religious and social events.

Yes, a Scotsman can be knighted by the British monarch if they are deemed worthy of the honor through their contributions or achievements. Knighting is a part of the British honors system, which extends to individuals from all parts of the United Kingdom.

Christian knights hoped to recapture Jerusalem from the Muslims during the Crusades. The city of Jerusalem held great religious significance to Christians as the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixion and resurrection.

Bobby Charlton was knighted in 1994 for his services to football. He had a successful career as a professional footballer, representing both Manchester United and the England national team, and was considered one of the greatest players of his generation. His contributions to the sport and his charitable work were recognized with the knighthood.

It is a small group not much info given but had something to do with a special group that was put together with one of the armed forces, the is not much info available on this group ,i've heard of them but can not find anything on the web

When referring to a person it's generally a term directed towards a male whom feels the constant need to rush to a female's aid. Said person also generally has a reason for doing so, or at least it's perceived that their reason for doing so is to gain a deeper level of trust from the aforementioned female for obvious reasons.

The Teutons were a European-germanic race, led by Emperor Barbarrossa, who I think took over/adopted the 'Holy Roman Empire', which in the eleventh and twelfth century was expanded all over a very large amount of Europe including what today is France, Germany, austria, etc.

The Teutons were more well known for their participance in the crusades (a religious war spanning from the 1100s to the 1400s), a war to protect the Holy city of Jerusalem from invasions from the moors/sarecens (led by the famous Saladiin).

During the crusades, the Teutons were often known as 'The Hospitalers', as I believe they set up many camps in the desert, offering their own and other army's troops water and supplies.

Teutonic knights were heavily-armoured, skilled troops, who were spurred on by religious 'propaganda' from the pope, who had originally called for the crusades to come about.

As for Emperor Barbarrossa, he died after he and his troops had had to go on a desert crossing along dangerous roads to get to a Hospitaller camp. When he did finally get there, he and his troops were so glad to see a lake in the camp, that Barbarrossa mis-judged the depth of the lake and jumped in without bothering to take his heavy armour off, and sadly and ironically drowned.

Sorry I've made this answer into a bit of an essay, but I'm sort of used to writing essays because my history teacher makes us write so many of them!

Today, there are different ways one can become a knight.

People can become knights because a sovereign who is able to knight someone wishes to reward them for some meritorious public service. Sir Alec Guiness and Sir Elton John are examples of people who received the knighthood in this way. Some European kings and the Pope grant knighthoods.

A person can be elevated to knighthood by an independent order of chivalry, such as the Order of the Knights of Malta, and this is also normally done for public service. The Knights of Malta is one of four continuation of the Knights Hospitaller that are closely related to each other

There are a number of orders of knighthood, such as the Knights of Columbus, which have no background in chivalry, but are nonetheless worthwhile organizations. These are usually fraternal organizations. People in these organizations can be called knights, but it is not quite the same thing as being granted a title by monarch or historical order of chivalry.

There are a number of self-styled orders of knights, some of which have been based on fraudulent claims of one sort or another. To join such an organization, you pay money. The legitimacy of the title you get is no greater than if you simply give yourself a title.

There is a link below to an article on Self-styled Orders, and another to the the Fount of Honor, which relates to the foundations of legitimate orders of chivalry.

A medieval knight was a mounted warrior who served a lord in the Middle Ages. They were skilled in combat, sworn to chivalry, and typically wore armor and carried weapons such as swords and lances. Knights played a crucial role in medieval society, often participating in tournaments, battles, and protecting their lord's lands.

To become a knight, one would need armor such as a helmet, breastplate, gauntlets, and greaves for protection in battle. Additionally, a knight would need a sword, shield, and possibly a lance for combat. Training in horsemanship and combat skills would also be essential.

No, medieval armour was designed to be worn like modern body armour. The weight of this armour was taken up by the shoulders and the waist, but in general armour did not impede movement (even in full plate armour a man can turn summersaults).

A shield is a separate defensive protection, generally of wood reinforced with metal, which is carried on the left arm. It can also have a strap designed to pass over one shoulder. Medieval shields were initially round or kite-shaped, becoming smaller and more triangular as armour became more effective. By the late medieval period shields were often not carried at all, leaving both hands free.

Shields were generally constructed of planks of wood butted together and were intended to stop arrows and crossbow bolts, which would penetrate most types of metal armour.

The links below take you to images of 12th century armour and shields:

Medieval European Knights used a LOT of weapons. They most often used broadswords, halberds, crossbows, morning stars, and warhammers, though they also used longbows, lances, maces, and various axes. Every knight had a sword, including, longswords, broadswords, greatswords, and the occasional claymore.

Broad swords/Long swords/Short swords and daggers, bow and arrows, crossbows later around the end of the crusades. Maces, flails, morningstars, pick axes, axes, hammers of all shapes and sizes, lances, knifes, and probably staffs/sticks/clubs (morning stars).

dont forget about the greatsword

Knights in Medieval times often wore a combination of colors on their clothing and armor, with each color representing different aspects such as nobility, bravery, or loyalty. Common colors included red, blue, green, and black. These colors were not just for decorative purposes but also served to identify the knight's allegiance and social status.

A horse, but given the weight of armour worn by mounted men at arms it was likely to need to be a robust, powerful horse.

Knights used a variety of weapons including swords, lances, maces, axes, and crossbows. They were skilled in the use of these weapons in battle and in tournaments. Armor was also an essential part of a knight's equipment, providing protection in combat.

The garment worn by a squire during a knighting ceremony is typically a tunic. This tunic is often white and can be embroidered with the coat of arms or emblem of the knight-to-be.

Membership in the Knights of Columbus is open to practicing Catholic men 18 years or older who are in good standing with the Church. Prospective members must possess the right motives and be willing to adhere to the principles of the organization.

Yes, they existed. When they first began they were mainly men who robbed and killed people, but the church stepped in and made them swear to protect people and fight for the church. A noble boy began training for knighthood about 7 years old and by the time he was 12-13 years old he was a page for a knight, and at 21 he became a knight. Museums today have sets of armor that belonged to knights. Henry VIII's childhood armor can be seen in the Armor room in the Tower of London today.

While in the uniform knights enjoyed archery during free time. Though while they were with their family it was normal games such as chess, tables, alquerques, fox and geese, shovelboard, and knucklebones.