Knight (English Wikipedia)
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- Hubbard, Ben. Gladiators: From Spartacus to Spitfires. Canary Press (August 15, 2011). Chapter: Pas D'armes. ASIN B005HJTS8O.
- Biddle, Daniel A. Knights of Christ : Living today with the Virtues of Ancient Knighthood (Kindle Edition). West Bow Press. (May 22, 2012). p. xxx. ASIN B00A4Z2FUY
archive.org (Global: 6th place; English: 6th place)
- Carnine, Douglas; et al. (2006). World History:Medieval and Early Modern Times. US: McDougal Littell. pp. 300–301. ISBN 978-0-618-27747-6.
Knights were often vassals, or lesser nobles, who fought on behalf of lords in return for land.
- Bumke, Joachim (1991). Courtly Culture: Literature and Society in the High Middle Ages. Berkeley, US and Los Angeles, US: University of California Press. pp. 231–233. ISBN 9780520066342.
books.google.com (Global: 3rd place; English: 3rd place)
- Richard W. Kaeuper (2001). Chivalry and Violence in Medieval Europe. Oxford University Press. pp. 76–. ISBN 978-0-19-924458-4.
- Richard Francis Burton wrote "I should attribute the origins of love to the influences of the Arabs' poetry and chivalry upon European ideas rather than to medieval Christianity." Burton, Richard Francis (2007). Charles Anderson Read (ed.). The Cabinet of Irish Literature, Vol. IV. Read Books. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-4067-8001-7.
- Fritze, Ronald; Robison, William, eds. (2002). Historical Dictionary of Late Medieval England: 1272–1485. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 105. ISBN 9780313291241.
- Crouch, David (1993). The image of aristocracy in Britain, 1000–1300 (1. publ. ed.). London: Routledge. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-415-01911-8. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- Burke, Bernard & Ashworth Burke (1914). General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. London: Burke's Peerage Limited. p. 7. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
The hereditary Order of Baronets was erected by patent in England by King James I in 1611, extended to Ireland by the same Monarch in 1619, and first conferred in Scotland by King Charles I in 1625.
britannica.com (Global: 37th place; English: 64th place)
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carnaval.com (Global: low place; English: low place)
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cultura.gob.es (Global: low place; English: low place)
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- Lieberman, Max (April 2015). "A New Approach to the Knighting Ritual". Speculum. 90 (2): 391–423. doi:10.1017/S0038713415000032. ISSN 0038-7134.
- Watts, Karen (23 April 2012). "Black Prince: achievements of The Black Prince at Canterbury". Encyclopedia of Medieval Dress and Textiles. doi:10.1163/9789004124356_emdt_com_157. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- Mann, James G. (October 1936). "The Visor of a Fourteenth-century Bascinet found at Pevensey Castle". The Antiquaries Journal. 16 (4): 412–419. doi:10.1017/s0003581500084249. ISSN 0003-5815. S2CID 161352227.
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology. Oxford University Press. 1 January 2010. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195334036.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-533403-6.
- Fonnesberg-Schmidt, Iben (2008). "Review of Knighthoods of Christ: Essays on the History of the Crusades and the Knights Templar. Presented to Malcolm Barber". The English Historical Review. 123 (503): 1007–1009. doi:10.1093/ehr/cen218. ISSN 0013-8266. JSTOR 20108644.
- Musiaka, Łukasz (2014). "Teutonic State Order's Cultural Heritage in Towns of Warmia-Masuria Province in Poland". Geografické informácie. 18 (2): 138–146. doi:10.17846/gi.2014.18.2.138-146. hdl:11089/12551. ISSN 1337-9453.
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- Watts, Karen (23 April 2012). "Black Prince: achievements of The Black Prince at Canterbury". Encyclopedia of Medieval Dress and Textiles. doi:10.1163/9789004124356_emdt_com_157. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- Mann, James G. (October 1936). "The Visor of a Fourteenth-century Bascinet found at Pevensey Castle". The Antiquaries Journal. 16 (4): 412–419. doi:10.1017/s0003581500084249. ISSN 0003-5815. S2CID 161352227.
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology. Oxford University Press. 1 January 2010. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195334036.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-533403-6.
- Musiaka, Łukasz (2014). "Teutonic State Order's Cultural Heritage in Towns of Warmia-Masuria Province in Poland". Geografické informácie. 18 (2): 138–146. doi:10.17846/gi.2014.18.2.138-146. hdl:11089/12551. ISSN 1337-9453.
dokumen.tips (Global: low place; English: low place)
- "(PDF) The Order of Saint Lazarus – Cartulary: Vol. I – 12th–14th centuries". dokumen.tips. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
ducksters.com (Global: low place; English: low place)
- Nelson, Ken (2015). "Middle Ages: History of the Medieval Knight". Ducksters. Technological Solutions, Inc. (TSI).
elconfidencial.com (Global: 1,069th place; English: 2,051st place)
- Ramos, Gonzalo de Diego (3 June 2018). "El secreto de los templarios para tener una larga vida: su dieta". elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 April 2026.
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Military Order of Montesa". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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- "Fief de haubert". Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases. enacademic.com. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
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encyclopedia.com (Global: 457th place; English: 342nd place)
- "Knight". The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. 15 November 2015.
etymonline.com (Global: 669th place; English: 670th place)
- "Knight". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
- "Online Etymology Dictionary". 24 March 2015. Archived from the original on 24 March 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
gutenberg.org (Global: 629th place; English: 427th place)
- Clark Hall, John R. (1916). A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary. Macmillan Company. p. 238. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
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- Coss, Peter R (1996). The knight in medieval England, 1000–1400. Conshohocken, PA: Combined Books. ISBN 9780938289777. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
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- Musiaka, Łukasz (2014). "Teutonic State Order's Cultural Heritage in Towns of Warmia-Masuria Province in Poland". Geografické informácie. 18 (2): 138–146. doi:10.17846/gi.2014.18.2.138-146. hdl:11089/12551. ISSN 1337-9453.
heraldica.org (Global: 4,665th place; English: 4,250th place)
- "Women Knights". Heraldica.org. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
history.com (Global: 852nd place; English: 715th place)
- "Crusades". History. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
The Crusades set the stage for several religious knightly military orders, including the Knights Templar, the Teutonic Knights, and the Hospitallers. These groups defended the Holy Land and protected pilgrims traveling to and from the region.
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- "The Knight in Armour: 8th–14th century". History World.
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hungarianconservative.com (Global: low place; English: low place)
- Veszprémy, László (19 August 2023). "The Order of Saint George — The Oldest Secular Knightly Order in Hungary | Hungarian Conservative". www.hungarianconservative.com. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- Veszprémy, László (18 April 2023). "Political Networking in the Middle Ages: The Order of the Dragon | Hungarian Conservative". www.hungarianconservative.com. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
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jstor.org (Global: 23rd place; English: 15th place)
- Fonnesberg-Schmidt, Iben (2008). "Review of Knighthoods of Christ: Essays on the History of the Crusades and the Knights Templar. Presented to Malcolm Barber". The English Historical Review. 123 (503): 1007–1009. doi:10.1093/ehr/cen218. ISSN 0013-8266. JSTOR 20108644.
knight-medieval.com (Global: low place; English: low place)
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kongehuset.dk (Global: 3,297th place; English: 3,678th place)
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metmuseum.org (Global: 854th place; English: 646th place)
- Norris, Michael (October 2001). "Feudalism and Knights in Medieval Europe". Department of Education, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- "The Art of Chivalry: European Arms and Armor from The Metropolitan Museum of Art". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
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orderofmalta.int (Global: 8,364th place; English: 8,127th place)
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- Saul, Nigel (6 September 2011). "Knighthood As It Was, Not As We Wish It Were". Origins.
proquest.com (Global: 121st place; English: 59th place)
- Anderson, R. Warren; Hull, Brooks B. (2017). "Religion, Warrior Elites, and Property Rights". Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion. 13 (5). ProQuest 1970260646.
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- "The Order of St. Benedict of Avis (Ordem Militar de São Bento de Avis) or just Order of Avis, was founded in 1162 by Afonso Henriques, the first King of Portugal, as an Ecclesiastic Order of Chivalry following the rules of St. Benedict and subjected to the Order of Cistercians." Historical background on the three Portuguese Military Orders of Christ, of Avis and of Santiago, Tallinn Museum, 20 June 2022.
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townandcountrymag.com (Global: 2,496th place; English: 1,542nd place)
- Mason, Christopher (13 October 2015). "Has Being Knighted Lost Its Prestige?". Town & Country. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
treccani.it (Global: 157th place; English: 590th place)
- Manselli, Raoul (1970). "Frati gaudenti". Enciclopedia Dantesca (in Italian). Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
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- Lieberman, Max (April 2015). "A New Approach to the Knighting Ritual". Speculum. 90 (2): 391–423. doi:10.1017/S0038713415000032. ISSN 0038-7134.
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- "Los Caballeros de Santiago". www.cultura.gob.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 June 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- "Online Etymology Dictionary". 24 March 2015. Archived from the original on 24 March 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- "The History of Knights". All Things Medieval. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- "Malta History 1000 AD–present". Carnaval.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
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- Lieberman, Max (April 2015). "A New Approach to the Knighting Ritual". Speculum. 90 (2): 391–423. doi:10.1017/S0038713415000032. ISSN 0038-7134.
- David., Lindholm (2007). The Scandinavian Baltic crusades, 1100–1500. Osprey Pub. ISBN 978-1-84176-988-2. OCLC 137244800.
- Mann, James G. (October 1936). "The Visor of a Fourteenth-century Bascinet found at Pevensey Castle". The Antiquaries Journal. 16 (4): 412–419. doi:10.1017/s0003581500084249. ISSN 0003-5815. S2CID 161352227.
- Fonnesberg-Schmidt, Iben (2008). "Review of Knighthoods of Christ: Essays on the History of the Crusades and the Knights Templar. Presented to Malcolm Barber". The English Historical Review. 123 (503): 1007–1009. doi:10.1093/ehr/cen218. ISSN 0013-8266. JSTOR 20108644.
- Musiaka, Łukasz (2014). "Teutonic State Order's Cultural Heritage in Towns of Warmia-Masuria Province in Poland". Geografické informácie. 18 (2): 138–146. doi:10.17846/gi.2014.18.2.138-146. hdl:11089/12551. ISSN 1337-9453.
worldhistory.org (Global: 2,330th place; English: 1,976th place)
- Cartwright, Mark (8 June 2018). "How to Become a Medieval Knight". World History Encyclopedia.