knights

What is a knight? What is the concept of knighthood all about? Knighthood exists in two places simultaneously--in the world and in our imagination. We can speak of ideals versus realities, probably the central problem with knighthood and the chivalric ideals. Swords, horses, jousts, armor, castles, fair maidens, kings, queens—these are the words that come to mind when people mention the word knight. The mental image of a knight embedded in everyone’s minds …

…Publishing, 1990. Gravett, Christopher. Knight. New York: Alfred A. Knopf Inc., 1993. McNeely, Sean. “Are You a True Knight?”. Realm Of Royal Knights. http://www.geocities.com/area51/dreamworld/3282. Visited: 11/04/2000. Joe, Jimmy. “Timeless Myths”. Arthurian Legends. http://members.nbci.com/bladesmaster/myths/roundtable.html. Last Modified: 05/11/00. Visited: 11/08/00. "Arthurian Legend," Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2000. http://encarta.msn.com © 1997-2000. Microsoft Corporation. Price, Brian. “On Knighthood”. Knighthood, Chivalry and Tournament Resource Library. http://www.chronique.com. Last Modified: 1996. Visited: 11/11/2000.