The Knight's Code


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Knights in Training


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Bringing chivalry back into our modern-day world, this book shows us how to inspire today's generation of young boys to pursue honor, courage, and compassion. In an age when respect and honor seem like distant and antiquated relics, how can we equip boys to pursue valor and courageously put the needs of others before their own? This book helps parents to inspire their boys by captivating their imagination and honoring their love for adventure. Heather Haupt explores how knights historically lived out various aspects of the knights' Code of Chivalry, as depicted in the French epic Song of Roland, and how boys can embody these same ideals now. When we issue the challenge and give boys the reasons why it is worth pursuing, we step forward on an incredible journey towards raising the kind of boys who, just like the knights of old, make an impact in their world now and for the rest of their lives.




A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry


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On the great influence of a valiant lord: "The companions, who see that good warriors are honored by the great lords for their prowess, become more determined to attain this level of prowess." On the lady who sees her knight honored: "All of this makes the noble lady rejoice greatly within herself at the fact that she has set her mind and heart on loving and helping to make such a good knight or good man-at-arms." On the worthiest amusements: "The best pastime of all is to be often in good company, far from unworthy men and from unworthy activities from which no good can come." Enter the real world of knights and their code of ethics and behavior. Read how an aspiring knight of the fourteenth century would conduct himself and learn what he would have needed to know when traveling, fighting, appearing in court, and engaging fellow knights. Composed at the height of the Hundred Years War by Geoffroi de Charny, one of the most respected knights of his age, A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry was designed as a guide for members of the Company of the Star, an order created by Jean II of France in 1352 to rival the English Order of the Garter. This is the most authentic and complete manual on the day-to-day life of the knight that has survived the centuries, and this edition contains a specially commissioned introduction from historian Richard W. Kaeuper that gives the history of both the book and its author, who, among his other achievements, was the original owner of the Shroud of Turin.




The Knights' Code


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The Knights' Code, an ancient book, is a guide every knight-in-training receives upon entering Knighton's prestigious Knights Academy. Updated with the latest technological advances by the knights themselves, The Knight's Code contains Knightly codes of conduct, detailed descriptions of power-ups, an breakdown of the latest gadgets and weapons, the history of wizardry, and much, much more. -- Adapted from Page [4] cover.




Rules for a Knight


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An unforgettable fable about a father's journey and a timeless guide to life's many questions—from Ethan Hawke, four-time Academy Award nominee, twice for writing and twice for acting. A knight, fearing he may not return from battle, writes a letter to his children in an attempt to leave a record of all he knows. In a series of ruminations on solitude, humility, forgiveness, honesty, courage, grace, pride, and patience, he draws on the ancient teachings of Eastern and Western philosophy, and on the great spiritual and political writings of our time. His intent: to give his children a compass for a journey they will have to make alone, a short guide to what gives life meaning and beauty.




The Book of Monsters


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Introduces readers to the villains who threaten Knighton and the Nexo Knights who fight to stop them.




King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table


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King Arthur is one of the greatest legends of all time. From the magical moment when Arthur releases the sword in the stone to the quest for the Holy Grail and the final tragedy of the Last Battle, Roger Lancelyn Green brings the enchanting world of King Arthur stunningly to life. One of the greatest legends of all time, with an inspiring introduction by David Almond, award-winning author of Clay, Skellig, Kit's Wilderness and The Fire-Eaters.




Handbook of Arthurian Romance


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The renowned and illustrious tales of King Arthur, his knights and the Round Table pervade all European vernaculars, as well as the Latin tradition. Arthurian narrative material, which had originally been transmitted in oral culture, began to be inscribed regularly in the twelfth century, developing from (pseudo-)historical beginnings in the Latin chronicles of "historians" such as Geoffrey of Monmouth into masterful literary works like the romances of Chrétien de Troyes. Evidently a big hit, Arthur found himself being swiftly translated, adapted and integrated into the literary traditions of almost every European vernacular during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. This Handbook seeks to showcase the European character of Arthurian romance both past and present. By working across national philological boundaries, which in the past have tended to segregate the study of Arthurian romance according to language, as well as by exploring primary texts from different vernaculars and the Latin tradition in conjunction with recent theoretical concepts and approaches, this Handbook brings together a pioneering and more complete view of the specifically European context of Arthurian romance, and promotes the more connected study of Arthurian literature across the entirety of its European context.




The Knights Code


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The Knights Code introduces the reader to the author who had received a parcel from a Central American country, containing a number of intriguing legal documents, including the most valuable, Apollo's Journal. During her investigation she begins to unravel a deep mystery into a number of recorded Historical Events that have coincided with Apollo's Journal Entries. Following the trail, the author travels from North America to Saudi Arabia, where she obtains factual evidence and documentation that parallel many of the journal entries. As the investigation unfolds, the author discovers an ancient rivalry that has existed for hundreds, even thousands of years. The scale of time, often tipped in the favour of this ancient evil, they have spun a web of deception across the entire planet, continuing to oppress the Chosen People of God! Apollo's arrival on Earth to a predestined place in time when the inhabitants of this Blue Planet and Technological Advancements have evolved to a pinnacle of the cosmos. Apollo, quite unknowingly is thrust into this ancient rivalry. Refusing to be subject to another lifetime of oppression, he eventually becomes enlightened, his DNA the very key to unlocking the code. The author unravels the clues of the journal that has led to a cluster of cells of this ancient enemy, nestled in the Desert of the Rub' al Khali, where these opposing forces meet head on, as Apollo attempts to recover an Ancient Relic, that had been stolen and lost for many years! This syndicate reveals just how complex and adaptive they have become, incorporating the most advanced of this technology to push their parasitic agenda, infecting all levels of society, preying on the unsuspecting. Revealing one of many heads of The Serpent, The Snake Dynasty, NAZIS and ISIS, the offspring of this mafia run organization have feared the day, when the Ancient Scripture is deciphered. A code that has been hidden in plain sight for thousands of years, the Ancient Scripture will spawn the first novel of The Knights Code.




The Art of Courtly Love


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The social system of 'courtly love' soon spread after becoming popularized by the troubadours of southern France in the twelfth century. This book codifies life at Queen Eleanor's court at Poitiers between 1170 and 1174 into "one of those capital works which reflect the thought of a great epoch, which explain the secret of a civilization."