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A member of the [[Order of Chivalry]] who has sworn fealty to the Crown. | A '''knight''' is a member of the [[Order of Chivalry]] who has sworn fealty to the Crown. | ||
Did you know that "Only a Knight can create a Knight"? | |||
Every wonder why? | |||
Because that's the way the system was set up lo those many, many years ago. | |||
http://www.sca.org/docs/govdocs.pdf | |||
Governing Documents of the SCA, Inc. (PDF) - April 2001, revised November 2005 | |||
contains Corpora, the By-Laws, Corporate Policies, and the Articles of Incorporation | |||
Page 14, Section G The Crown | |||
2. The Crown may elevate subjects to the Peerage by granting membership in | |||
one of the Orders conferring a Patent of Arms, after consultation with the | |||
members of the Order within the Kingdom, and in accordance with the laws and | |||
customs of the kingdom. | |||
Restriction: to advance a candidate to the Order of Knighthood, a Knight of | |||
the Society must bestow the accolade. | |||
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(A "keeper" posting from the [[Steps of the Cathedral|Steps]], Feb 2006.) | |||
Additionally, even though a person may be the King or Queen, they cannot | |||
make someone a knight unless they have been knighted themselves. Aside from | |||
having a knight's hand on his shoulder [some say on sword] whilst making said person a knight, | |||
the King or Queen does not have the ability nor right to make someone a | |||
knight. | |||
Likewise, the mere fact that someone has won Crown Tourney does not | |||
guarantee that they will be elevated to knighthood. | |||
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[[Geoffrey MacLean]] | |||
[[Category:Glossary]] | [[Category:Glossary]] | ||
Revision as of 12:23, 22 June 2006
A knight is a member of the Order of Chivalry who has sworn fealty to the Crown.
Did you know that "Only a Knight can create a Knight"?
Every wonder why?
Because that's the way the system was set up lo those many, many years ago. http://www.sca.org/docs/govdocs.pdf
Governing Documents of the SCA, Inc. (PDF) - April 2001, revised November 2005 contains Corpora, the By-Laws, Corporate Policies, and the Articles of Incorporation Page 14, Section G The Crown 2. The Crown may elevate subjects to the Peerage by granting membership in one of the Orders conferring a Patent of Arms, after consultation with the members of the Order within the Kingdom, and in accordance with the laws and customs of the kingdom. Restriction: to advance a candidate to the Order of Knighthood, a Knight of the Society must bestow the accolade.
(A "keeper" posting from the Steps, Feb 2006.)
Additionally, even though a person may be the King or Queen, they cannot make someone a knight unless they have been knighted themselves. Aside from having a knight's hand on his shoulder [some say on sword] whilst making said person a knight, the King or Queen does not have the ability nor right to make someone a knight.
Likewise, the mere fact that someone has won Crown Tourney does not guarantee that they will be elevated to knighthood.