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Pages in category "Medieval French knights" The following 65 pages are in this category, out of 65 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Medieval French knights (65 P) O. Orders of chivalry of France (7 C, 49 P) Pages in category "French knights" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 ...
Gilles de Rais (French pronunciation: [ʒil də ʁɛ]; c. 1405 – 26 October 1440), Baron de Rais, was a knight and lord from Brittany, Anjou and Poitou, a leader in the French army during the Hundred Years' War, and a companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc. He is best known for his reputation and later conviction as a confessed serial killer of ...
The earliest recorded instance of the word paladin in the English language dates to 1592, in Delia (Sonnet XLVI) by Samuel Daniel. [1] It entered English through the Middle French word paladin, which itself derived from the Latin palatinus, ultimately from the name of Palatine Hill — also translated as 'of the palace' in the Frankish title of Mayor of the Palace. [1]
The Arthurian legend features many characters, including the Knights of the Round Table and members of King Arthur's family. Their names often differ from version to version and from language to language. The following is a list of characters with descriptions.
Order of the Lion 1080; Order of Saint Lazarus 1099; Order of the Temple, also known as the Templars, set up in Jerusalem by 7 French knights in 1118.The Order had its headquarters in Paris but was so spread across Europe it cannot be accounted a solely French order
See baby names inspired by France with these 40 French names and meanings for girls and boys, as well as gender neutral French names for babies. ... Chevalier — Knight. Armand — Army man ...
The lance fournie (French: "equipped lance") was a medieval equivalent to the modern army squad that would have accompanied and supported a man-at-arms (a heavily armoured horseman popularly known as a "knight") in battle.