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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. Knighthood finds origins in the Greek hippeis and hoplite (ἱππεῖς) and Roman eques and centurion of classical antiquity.In the Early Middle Ages in Europe, knighthood was conferred upon mounted warriors. During the High Middle Ages, knighthood was considered a class of lower 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. 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 began to render classical knights in armour obsolete, but the titles remained in many countries. Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I is often referred to as the "last knight" in this regard. 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 Spanish Order of Santiago, the Protestant Order of Saint John, as well as the English Order of the Garter, the Swedish Royal Order of the Seraphim, and the Order of St. Olav. There are also dynastic orders like the Order of the Golden Fleece, 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.
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Two short thick pieces of wood, formerly carved like a man's head, having four sheaves in each, one of them abaft the fore-mast, called fore-knight, and the other abaft the main-mast, called main-knight.
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Knights is ranked #14854 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Knights surname appeared 1,994 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Knights.
60.4% or 1,206 total occurrences were White.
34.3% or 685 total occurrences were Black.
2.9% or 59 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.6% or 33 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.3% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.
0.2% or 5 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
The numerical value of Knights in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
The numerical value of Knights in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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It was found encrusted with marine organisms, but is apparently made of iron, it is exciting to encounter such a personal object, taking you 900 years back in time to a different era, with knights, armor and swords.
Golden Knights knew it was going to be a really tough series, i guess Golden Knights’s what you get for tying for the most points in the league, is to get an opponent like Golden Knights.
Since it is so likely that children will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage. Otherwise you are making their destiny not brighter but darker.
We were nine days away from our home opener and deep into planning how we were going to unveil this franchise when the tragedy happened, we asked the players if Golden Knights ' wanted to go out in the community and to a man everybody wanted to visit with the police, fire department, first responders and hospitals.
There are very talented people associated with them. The actors are great. However, they are dark knights, dark, introspective. I was the bright knight, for god's sake. We just made people laugh.
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