Knight

**Knight**(in form of title **sir** or **sire**) is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a monarch or other political leader for service to the monarch or country, especially in a military capacity.

Knights also form army units and regiments in some states. For example, in Redania they are grouped into cavalry while in Temeria they prioritize fighting by foot. And then there is Toussaint, a land of love and wine within the Nilfgaardian Empire, that does not have an army and so relies on noble knights errant and the Ducal Guard.

But what about the knights that choose not to stay at court and stay with their ruler? They can become a knight for hire, mercenaries with a noble title, or as is happening more often, they may join some knightly order like the Order of the Flaming Rose. The absolute majority of knights are males, all though there are a few exceptions.

## Lady Knights

Lady Knights or Knightesses are rare, but not unheard of, and are typically women who have trained extensively in combat and are recognized as skilled warriors. Lady knights face challenges that their male counterparts do not. They often have to overcome societal prejudices and prove themselves worthy of the title. Some may choose to conceal their gender to avoid discrimination, while others may embrace it and challenge the norms of their society.

## Notable Knights

* Adalbert (knight)
* Adalwulf of Aedirn
* Alexander Wallace
* Alain
* Amblard
* Anders Södergren
* Andries
* Anséis
* Anselm of Aedirn
* Arn Erail
* Arthur Cid
* Arthur Tailles
* Aubry (first born)
* Azrael Fortesque
* Balin "The Sword of the Sunset"
* Beau Duvall
* Blue Knight
* Bolton of Ironford
* Bors
* Bors de Tancarville
* Berach Rochus
* Berenger Peronet
* Bertrand Percy
* Black Knight
* Bran of Aedd Gynvael
* Brown Knight
* Bryton de Creigiau
* Cai Sachs
* Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach
* Cardalu
* Carlos Esparza
* Casper Domnall
* Chevron Knight
* Charz
* Colum Sandoval
* Count Tybalt (knight)
* Cowal Merrin
* Cripin Doyle
* Dan Muus
* Daniel Etcheverry
* Daemon Brochard
* Danek
* Degore of Poviss
* Delite Chere
* Delwyn of Creigiau
* Devereux
* Devereux II
* Dominic Boric
* Donimir of Troy
* Dagonet of Vinland
* Edwin Leistham
* Eduardo of Toussaint
* Egeno of Cintra
* Enok Malkin
* Enzo Etcheverry
* Eric Vogel
* Erkyn Blunt
* Evariste of Metinna
* Eyck of Denesle
* Falwick
* Felonar
* François le Goff
* Garvan
* Gaheris of Talgar
* Geralt of Rivia
* Geralt of Cintra
* Gimbard
* Gilbert Rait
* Glenesk
* Gomes Escritor
* Gondemar of Faroe
* Gottfried the Giantkiller
* Guillaume de Launfal
* Gurb of Loc Gwen
* Guido Madej
* Guy de Bois-Fresnes
* Guy Gafael
* Hans von Esteken
* Halstein Trethevey
* Heinrich of Orth
* Henry Chen
* Himsbach
* Hugues Charny
* Hugues de Napeys
* Idi Vermuellen
* Ingo French
* Jacques de Aldersberg
* Jaime of Rakverelin
* Jean-Christophe de Bourbeau
* James Fraser
* Jean Heder
* Jo Cobbin
* Juan Padrino
* Kanan Jugovic
* Kay of Vespaden
* Klaus von Eyegrid
* Knight of Flowers / Putnam Pitch
* Korin
* Lan Solumus
* Lanzarote of Pont Vanis
* Lewyn of Aenye Ard
* Lionel of Kaedwen
* Llinos of Metinna
* Loderingo
* Linkay Celda
* Louis de la Croix
* Lukas of Lyria
* Maekar Cortina
* Marco of Calem
* Marcello Clerici
* Marcel of Toussaint
* Mark Poitier
* Matholm
* Marius Florin
* Martin of Oakdale
* Miguel Barroso
* Milton de Peyrac-Peyran
* Nao
* Ninian de la Roche
* Nokta
* Ode Aragon
* Odon Gaudin
* Orys of Temeria
* Palmerin de Launfal
* Papebrock
* Patrick de Weyze
* Payens Roral
* Percival
* Pere Belmonte
* Pink Knight
* Poitou
* Quixote
* Ramon du Lac
* Ramon of Gichon
* Ratibor von Everec
* Reginald d'Aubry
* Reynard Odo
* Réamann Bjoern Sverre
* Reynart de Bois-Fresnes
* Richard Arc
* Robert "The Deer"
* Robert Malaspina
* Rod Lewis
* Roderick of Dun Tynne
* Roderick de Wett
* Roderick of Daevon
* Ronvid of the Small Marsh
* Roxas von Astora
* Rudolf Valaris
* Safer of Creyden
* Saltysteel
* Sancho
* Seltkirk
* Seuxen
* Sidrind of Vengerberg
* Siegfried of Denesle
* Sir Sweers
* Stephen von Eyegrid
* Sulivoy
* Swann
* Taliesin Bleddyn Yorath aep Lywelyn
* Two Tusks
* Valerian Papebrock
* Vandergrift
* Villentretenmerth
* Vincent Molnar
* Vladimir Crespi
* Voymir (knight)
* Vratimir
* William of Nazair
* Wenceslaus of Brugge
* Yves

## Notable Lady Knights

* Alondra
* Alía
* Alanna Pitch
* Anja of Kred
* Bellona
* Becca of Tigg
* Brites of Oxenfurt
* Brigitte of Kerack
* Blenda of Smaland
* Clorinda of Vicovaro
* Fraiela
* Eryka of Rivia
* Golden Knight
* Gunhilda Hissrich
* Joan of the Arc Coast
* Kahina of Magne
* Mavia
* Mercia
* Muiris of Kovir
* Thea Amethiste Stongrave
* Leondra Garon
* Lozen
* Sioni
* Olga of Vinland
* Xenobia of Zangvebar

## Notable Knightly Orders

* Order of the Blue Thunder
* Order of the Emerald Star
* Order of the Flaming Rose
* Order of the First Flowers
* Order of the Golden Stirrup
* Order of the Moon
* Order of the Luminous Lotus
* Order of Tyr Svetovit
* Order of Saint Plegmund
* Order of Witchers
* Order of the White Rose

## Equivalents of knights in other parts of the world

* Baghatur (Haakland)
* Bashaw (Ofir - Melukka)
* Furusiyya (Barsa)
* Hwarang (Asatta)
* Mazoi (Hannu)
* Myinsi (Sundalaic Islands)
* Nauatilistli (Apumayu Basin)
* Paladin (Zangvebar)
* Ronin (Tuyotuki Islands - Bia Thin)
* Samurai (Tuyotuki Islands)
* Savaran (Free Lands)
* Timawa (Hunan)
* Youxia (Qunlun)

## Equivalents of knightly orders in other parts of the world

* Faithel (Zerrikania, although, due to their mission, they are scattered throughout The Continent)
* Nauatilistli of Tepeyóllotl (Apumayu Basin)
* Paladins of the Zang (Zangvebar)

## Image credits

* Knighthood ( Nokta ) by Danel Valaisis for *Gwent : The Witcher Card Game*

## Trivia

* Approximately by the middle of the 16th century, the occupation of knighthood would decline until it disappeared.
* Alanna Pitch is a a reference to *Alanna of Trebond* from the *Tortall universe*.
* The Order of the Blue Thunder is a knightly order devote to Kreve.
* The Order of the Moon was a knightly order devote to Lilvani.
* The main headquarters of the Order of Saint Plegmund are located in the city of Corvo, in Toussaint.
* The Order of the First Flowers is a knightly order devoted to Morana. It was also the order that Putnam Pitch, under the alias of the Knight of Flowers, chose as part of his fabricated backstory during his inscription to the Cidarian Knight Tournament of 1277.
* The majority of fanon knights and lady knights present in the article are references to famous knights, whether historical or fictional.
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