The Knight in Shining Armor was a frequent carrier of The Dulcinea Effect: medieval Chivalric Romances, indeed, portrayed knights who fell in love with a princesse lointaine merely on hearing her described, without even seeing her - though his love and heroism usually won her heart. Prone to rescuing the Damsel in Distress, or delivering her from false accusations, often whilst bearing The Lady's Favour. They often were used dismounted as well, when they fought as heavy infantry, usually armed with enormous can-openers such as poleaxes or two-handed swords.Ī cultural trope in Europe since medieval times, most good knights practice something called chivalry, Honor, and Self-Control and occasionally chastity.
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Their modus operandi was lance-armed heavy cavalry, which charged the enemy in full gallop on closed ranks. This term could also be applied to knights though - essentially, all knights were men-at-arms, but not all men-at-arms were knights. note Similar professional, well-armed and armored soldiers capable of acting as heavy cavalry without belonging to the social class of knights also existed, the term for them was "man-at-arms". They usually were of Blue Blood - or, if commoner-born, founders of a new noble family.
Historical knights were first and foremost professional soldiers. He has a very high incidence of having a Bodyguard Crush and Rescue Romance. The medieval knight who fights baddies, whether villains, knights or dragons, and in The Tourney, charms ladies without deliberately seducing them, behaves honorably, and saves the day with his sword but also, any hero who behaves similarly.
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