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A knight is a member of the Order of Chivalry who has sworn fealty to the Crown.

Definition - https://www.sca.org/resources/document-library/govdocs/ (Oct 2019)

4.a. The Chivalry:

(i) The Chivalry consists of two equal parts: Knighthood and Mastery of Arms. No one may belong to both parts of the order at one time. When a member is admitted to the Chivalry by the Sovereign, the choice of which part of the order to join is made by the new member. The candidate must be considered the equal of his or her prospective peers with the basic weapons of tournament combat. To become a Knight, the candidate must swear fealty to the Crown of his or her kingdom during the knighting ceremony. Masters of Arms may choose to swear fealty, but are not required to do so.

(ii) The duties of the Chivalry are as follows

*(a) To set an example of courtesy and chivalrous conduct on and off the field of honor.
*(b) To respect the Crown of the kingdom; to support and uphold the laws of the kingdom and Corpora.
*(c) To enrich the kingdom by sharing his or her knowledge and skills.
*(d) To support and uphold the Crown of his or her kingdom.
*(e) To enhance the renown and defend the honor of the peer’s Lady or Lord.
*(f) To advise the Crown on the advancement of candidates for the Chivalry.
*(g) To bestow the Accolade of Knighthood upon a candidate for the Order of Knighthood, by sole right as both Sovereign and knight, or acting directly for a Sovereign who is not a knight.

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 A '''knight''' is a member of the [[:Category:Chivalry|Order of Chivalry]] who has sworn fealty to the Crown.
-Did you know that "Only a Knight can create a Knight"?
+==Definition - https://www.sca.org/resources/document-library/govdocs/ (Oct 2019)==
-Ever wonder why?
+.a. The Chivalry:
-Because that's the way the system was set up lo those many, many years ago.
+*(i) The Chivalry consists of two equal parts: Knighthood and Mastery of Arms. No one may belong to both parts of the order at one time. When a member is admitted to the Chivalry by the Sovereign, the choice of which part of the order to join is made by the new member. The candidate must be considered the equal of his or her prospective peers with the basic weapons of tournament combat. To become a Knight, the candidate must swear fealty to the Crown of his or her kingdom during the knighting ceremony. Masters of Arms may choose to swear fealty, but are not required to do so.
-http://www.sca.org/docs/govdocs.pdf
- Governing Documents of the SCA, Inc. (PDF) - April 2001, revised November 2005
+*(ii) The duties of the Chivalry are as follows
- contains Corpora, the By-Laws, Corporate Policies, and the Articles of Incorporation
- Page 14, Section G The Crown
-. 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) To set an example of courtesy and chivalrous conduct on and off the field of honor.
+ *(b) To respect the Crown of the kingdom; to support and uphold the laws of the kingdom and Corpora.
+ *(c) To enrich the kingdom by sharing his or her knowledge and skills.
+ *(d) To support and uphold the Crown of his or her kingdom.
+ *(e) To enhance the renown and defend the honor of the peer’s Lady or Lord.
+ *(f) To advise the Crown on the advancement of candidates for the Chivalry.
+ *(g) To bestow the Accolade of Knighthood upon a candidate for the Order of Knighthood, by sole right as both Sovereign and knight, or acting directly for a Sovereign who is not a knight.
-(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.
-[[IS]]<br>
-[[Geoffrey MacLean]]
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-Where does this sort of thing get started? (sigh)
-No, it's the other way around. It takes a knight to make a knight.
-If the king is not a knight then he has to have the hand of a knight
-on the sword. That's been that way from the start.
-No, you don't have to be a knight to be king. You can (and it has
-happened) be an unbelted fighter and win Crown. Not to far back
-there was and unbelted Duke in Caid. Which means he was king
-twice and unbelted.
-Yes, one can refuse a belt or become a [[Master at Arms]]. No one
-can force another to be a knight. No one can force you to become
-any kind of Peerage or accept an award if you don't want it for
-some reason. If I recall correctly, belts have been refused either
-here or in the West before.
-I think the best thing to do with questions like this is go to the
-[http://www.westkingdom.org/history/| History of the West Kingdom web site] and start looking around. You'll find
-the roots of "what and why we do things this way" there.
-Viscount Jerald of Galloway, KSCA
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