Knight
See-Sword Knights
Contents
Symbols of Knighthood
Knights are entitled to wear: Phoenix, a White Belt or Baldric, Spurs, and unadorned chains.
Responsibilities of Knighthood
A Knight may choose to take a Squire, or directly take one or more Man-at-Arms or Pages. While each Knight/Squire relationship is different, the Knight, by offering a squirehood, is offering the potential squire training and assistance on the road to knighthood. In some places, a knight may squire his/her self to another knight from a separate order, to receive training on that road. Also, some kingdoms limit the number of squires a knight may take (i.e. in Neverwinter, a knight may only take one squire per knighthood.)
To see a Complete (as we Can make it) listing of Knights everywhere see Peerage of Amtgard
Knightings
Knights take on different forms in all the kingdoms with different traditions being followed by all. The basic ceremony is largely the same.
Knightings usually occur at large events, a Coronation, Midreign Sometimes Quest during some type of Court. There are famous examples of this not taking place, (i.e. Drakknar in the parking lot at Three A.M.), but as I said we are going over the normal state of affairs. I'm most Kingdom's Knights are raised to their orders by the right of the Monarch, with the notable exception of the Wetlands where the power to knight rests only with the Circle.
The Monarch will call for the Guildmaster of Knights who will call the knights of Amtgard, which includes those knights visiting from other kingdoms. The Knights form an untidy arc, trying but failing to let the populous in on what's happening. The GMCoK will call for the Candidate. The Candidate kneels in front of the monarch, The Monarch gives a short speech about the person and why they have been called before the Circle. Then the monarch asks for the kingdom sword, which is usually carried by the Kingdom Champion. The Dubbing is accompanied by words that are almost always traditional to that kingdom, but almost always ending in 'Arise Sir/Dame Such and Such, Knight of the Bladdy-blah' Then the cheering, and The symbols of office and gifts are given to the new knight. In some Kingdoms the new knight is greeted by the circle with a Buffet Line (pronounced "Buff-IT"). Others, such as the Emerald Hills disagree with this practice.
Belt lines in Amtgard.
Because in the beginning there was only one knight, Peter la Grue; Because of this there was no knights circle in the early days of the Burning Lands. Then only another knight could make knights. So when you read the histories from that time where it mentions who squired whom, sometimes that actually means that the Knight literally gave Knighthood to the Squired party. This is especially true of Tawnee, Nashomi, Gilos, M'Deth and Heimdale. All of these were early monarchs of Amtgard, and whom ever they knighted became part of their knightly families.
Read more about Beltline and Knightly Families Here 'Founts'.
See the in their own words article about Real Knights for more information.
