First Knight

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Our First Knights; of each Kingdom


This is a listing of the first Knights of each of the kingdoms of Amtgard. Please add those you know, this history is going fast!

First Knight Ever; Sir Tawnee Darkfalcon

Tawnee was on March 27, 1983 knighted in the Burning Lands, before it was called, that by Peter La Grue Before the belts were separated as we know them today. She was granted this honor for winning the first crown tourney and becoming the First Monarch of Amtgard, by Right of Arms.

First Knight of the Crown

These belts were given before the partitioning of the belts and were ret-coned into separate orders later.

First Knight of the Flame

  • Sir Thanos Darkside-Flame 03-1983
  • Sir Nashomi-Flame 03-1983

These belts were given before the partitioning of the belts and were ret-coned into separate orders later.

First Knight of the Serpent; Sir Esuom ap'Thaed

Sir Esoum was knighted in the order of the Serpent on May 4th 1985, in the Burning Lands. She was awarded this honor for her metallurgy and varied skills spanning the Arts and Sciences

There are some that say that Gwynne was the first knight of the serpent(Serpent 08-1984). Her belt being given before Esoum's but also before the belts were partitioned.

First Knight of the Sword

  • Sir Morluk the Merciless-04-1983(given before the belts were partitioned)

First 4-belted knight

More information on the Belts before they were partitioned. (This information provided by Sir Clalibus)

Belts were not partitioned in this time as we know it, they were a knight or not a knight and the original knights of this era were later (Althing on 5-4-85) backdated to have them fill into a defined belt line. a cute aside: the rulebook at this time even stated if you played a squire for a designated amount of time you WOULD receive a knight title (Charloc and Hellspawn being the only two that ever capitalized on this)

The belting ceremony when they first divided them up came much later. once the partition happened (Althing on 4-12-85 peoples belts were deemed of a specific order roughly on what they now qualified for, those who didn't meet any quals were deemed flame nights as a general dumping ground)

they made an event of knighting people in each order 5-4-85 Nashomi's endreign/M'deth's coronation

Actual recipients of the specific designation of a unique knighthood were:

  • M'Deth of Benden : sword
  • Kalibria de Grenoille and Aramithris of meadowlake were both : flame
  • Esuom aph'Taed : serpent
  • crown : on the knighting day Nashomi, the stepping down monarch who would have received the first crown belt was already a crown knight under the lion/griffin criteria that he obtained on 10-22-83 and the post dating of belts from the Althing that defined their roles. so M'Deth upon his stepping down was the first crown knight made under the unique definitions of the belt

First Knights of the Kingdoms

Blackspire; Sir Fodder

Burning Lands; Sir Tawnee Darkfalcon

In the Burning lands many belts were given before the belts were partitioned. So much of this is a matter of opinion.

  • Crown
  • Flame
  • Serpent
  • Sword

Celestial Kingdom;Sir Michael Hammer of God

Dragonspine

Emerald Hills; Dame Reyna

Golden Plains; Sir Ivar Nefarious

Goldenvale

Iron Mountains;Sir Gui ben Amon

If you want first knights regardless of who knighted them:
  • (Rift Gorhan Tele was knighted sword in 1985 by the BL, but I believe that was before he founded the IM)
If you mean first knights made by the kingdom, I think it would be:

Neverwinter

Rising Winds; Sir Rigel Orionis

Wetlands

Defunct Kingdoms


See also


Read more about Amtgard Firsts; or about the Peerage of Amtgard