Knight
''Equites''|other uses|Knight (disambiguation)|and|Knights (disambiguation)}}A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, especially in a military capacity.
The concept of Knighthood may have been inspired by the ancient Greek ''hippeis'' (ἱππεῖς) and Roman ''equites''. In the Early Middle Ages in Christian Europe, knighthood was conferred upon mounted warriors. During the High Middle Ages, knighthood was considered a class of petty nobility. By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior. Often, a knight was a vassal who served as an elite fighter or a bodyguard for a lord, with payment in the form of land holdings. The lords trusted the knights, who were skilled in battle on horseback. Knighthood in the Middle Ages was closely linked with horsemanship (and especially the joust) from its origins in the 12th century until its final flowering as a fashion among the high nobility in the Duchy of Burgundy in the 15th century. This linkage is reflected in the etymology of ''chivalry'', ''cavalier'' and related terms such as the French title ''chevalier''. In that sense, the special prestige accorded to mounted warriors in Christendom finds a parallel in the ''furusiyya'' in the Islamic world. The Crusades brought various military orders of knights to the forefront of defending Christian pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land.
In the Late Middle Ages, new methods of warfare – such as the introduction of the culverin as an anti-personnel, gunpowder-fired weapon – began to render classical knights in armour obsolete, but the titles remained in many countries. Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I (1459–1519) is often referred to as the "last knight" in this regard; however, some of the most iconic battles of the Knights Hospitaller, such as the Siege of Rhodes and the Great Siege of Malta, took place after his rule. The ideals of chivalry were popularized in medieval literature, particularly the literary cycles known as the Matter of France, relating to the legendary companions of Charlemagne and his men-at-arms, the paladins, and the Matter of Britain, relating to the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.
Today, a number of orders of knighthood continue to exist in Christian Churches, as well as in several historically Christian countries and their former territories, such as the Roman Catholic Sovereign Military Order of Malta, the Protestant Order of Saint John, as well as the English Order of the Garter, the Swedish Royal Order of the Seraphim, the Spanish Order of Santiago, and the Norwegian Order of St. Olav. There are also dynastic orders like the Order of the Golden Fleece, the Imperial Order of the Rose, the Order of the British Empire and the Order of St. George. In modern times these are orders centered around charity and civic service, and are no longer military orders. Each of these orders has its own criteria for eligibility, but knighthood is generally granted by a head of state, monarch, or prelate to selected persons to recognise some meritorious achievement, as in the British honours system, often for service to the Church or country. The modern female equivalent in the English language is Dame. Knighthoods and damehoods are traditionally regarded as being one of the most prestigious awards people can obtain. Provided by Wikipedia
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The renewal of epic : responses to Homer in the Argonautica of Apollonius / by Knight, Virginia
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Knight's 24-hour trainer : Microsoft SQL server 2008 integration services / by Knight, Devin
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High-probability trade setups : a chartist's guide to real-time trading / by Knight, Tim
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Panic, Prosperity, and Progress : Five Centuries of History and the Markets. by Knight, Timothy
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Panasonic Lumix GX7 and GM1 : from snapshots to great shots / by Knight, Rob
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The Dramatic Portrait / by Knight, Chris
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The dramatic portrait : the art of crafting light and shadow / by Knight, Chris
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The pocket guide to the Panasonic Lumix LX100 / by Knight, Rob
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Arduino applied : comprehensive projects for everyday electronics / by Knight, Indira
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UX for developers : how to integrate user-centered design principles into your day-to-day development work / by Knight, Westley
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Connecting Arduino to the web : front end development using JavaScript / by Knight, Indira
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British politics for dummies / by Knight, Julian
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Analyzing business data with Excel / by Knight, Gerald
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High-probability trade setups : a chartist's guide to real-time trading / by Knight, Tim
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Conversations / by Knight, Steve
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The second-year school string group / by Knight, Vincent
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The DevOps Career Handbook : The Ultimate Guide to Pursuing a Successful Career in DevOps. by Knight, John
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Inefficient Mapping : A Protocol for Attuning to Phenomena / by Knight, Linda
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Military airlift : the joint cargo aircraft program [December 18, 2007] / by Knight, William
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Convoys : the British struggle against Napoleonic Europe and America. by KNIGHT, ROGER
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