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<div>A '''title''' is a form of address appropriate to a particular person. <br />
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Examples:<br />
* A person without a title is addressed as "my lord" or "my lady"<br />
* A [[Lady]] as Lady<br />
* A [[Lord]] as Lord<br />
* A [[Knight]] is addressed as [[Sir]] ( Some female knights prefer Dame )<br />
* A [[Laurel]], [[Pelican]] or [[Master of arms]] is addressed as [[Master]] or [[Mistress]]<br />
* A [[Count]] or [[Countess]] as Your Excellency<br />
* A [[Duke]] or [[Duchess]] as Your Grace<br />
* A [[Prince]] or [[Princess]] as Your Highness<br />
* A [[King]] or [[Queen]] as Your Majesty<br />
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Note that these are the conventional English versions. Many people prefer titles more appropriate to their [[persona]].<br />
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Note also that medieval English kings were addressed as "Your Grace". "Your Majesty" is found in letters to King Henry VIII after about the time he broke with the Church of Rome (watch the gradual transition from "your grace" to "your highness" and "your majesty" in the letters addressed to Henry by his wives and daughters at http://englishhistory.net/tudor/letters.html). If you have examples of the use of "Your Majesty" before this time, please cite them here.</div>216.78.189.14https://cunnan.lochac.sca.org/index.php?title=Knight&diff=3303Knight2004-01-22T13:19:07Z<p>216.78.189.14: </p>
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<div>==The Historical Knight==<br />
In Medieval times, a knight was a mounted warrior in the service of a [[Lord]]. The word 'knight' is derived from the German word 'knecht', which means 'servant'. <br />
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In later periods, being made a knight was a great honour. A knight's behaviour, both in [[battle]] and normal life, was guided by a [[code of conduct]].<br />
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''See also:'' [[Chivalry]]<br />
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==Knights in the SCA==<br />
In the SCA, a knight is a fighter who has been elevated by the [[Crown]] to the [[Order of Chivalry]] for showing great prowess at [[heavy fighting]] (heavily armoured hand to hand fighting) as well as behaving in a chivalrous manner. <br />
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Knights are made by the current [[king]], to whom they swear [[fealty]]. They are recommended by a council of the other knights, but the final decision to elevate a person to the Order is the prerogative of the Crown. Those who do not wish to swear fealty may become '''Masters of arms'''.<br />
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SCA knights can be identified by their [[white belt]], [[spurs]] and a [[Chain of Fealty]]. Masters of arms wear a white baldric instead of a white belt and do not wear a [[Chain of Fealty]], unless they have choosen for this reign to swear [[fealty]].<br />
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Knights are addressed with the [[title]] [[sir]] whether male or female. Some female knights prefer to be addressed as Dame. Masters of arms with the title [[Master]] or [[Mistress]].<br />
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A Knight may take on one or more [[squire]]s to train. <br />
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===Order of Chivalry===<br />
The '''Order of Chivalry''' is a [[peer]]age order of knights and masters of arms. They advise the crown on matters of chivalry and recommend new members for their order.</div>216.78.189.14