Black Knight (disambiguation)
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A black knight
is a literary stock character.
Black Knight or similar can also refer to:
Black Knight
The black knight is a literary stock character, often contrasted with the white knight. The character famously appeared in Arthurian literature and has been adapted and adopted by various authors, in cinema and popular culture...
is a literary stock character.
Black Knight or similar can also refer to:
- The black knight (chess)Knight (chess)The knight is a piece in the game of chess, representing a knight . It is normally represented by a horse's head and neck. Each player starts with two knights, which begin on the row closest to the player, one square from the corner...
- Black Knight (Arthurian legend)Black Knight (Arthurian legend)The Black Knight is the title given to several characters in Western literature. In Arthurian legend he is a knight who tied his wife to a tree after hearing she had exchanged rings with Perceval...
, any of several knights clad in black armor in Arthurian legend - James Stewart, the Black Knight of LornJames Stewart, the Black Knight of LornJames Stewart, the Black Knight of Lorn was born about 1383, Innermeath, Scotland. He died after 1451.-Early life:He was a direct male line descendant of Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland, through his second son Sir John Stewart of Bonkill, who was killed at the Battle of Falkirk...
(c. 1383-after 1451) - James Douglas, Lord of DouglasJames Douglas, Lord of DouglasSir James Douglas , , was a Scottish soldier and knight who fought in the Scottish Wars of Independence.-Early life:...
(1286-1330), also known as the "Black Douglas", Scottish knight who died on Crusade carrying the heart of King Robert Bruce - Knight of GlinKnight of GlinThe Knight of Glin, also called the Black Knight, was a hereditary title in the Fitzgeralds of Limerick, Ireland since the early 14th century. The family was a branch of the FitzGerald dynasty or Geraldines, related to the Earls of Desmond , who were granted extensive lands in County Limerick by...
or Black Knight, an Irish hereditary knighthood - Zawisza CzarnyZawisza CzarnyZawisza Czarny z Garbowa , Sulima Coat of Arms, was a Polish knight and nobleman. He served as a soldier and diplomat under the Polish king Władysław II and Hungarian-Bohemian king Sigismund of Luxembourg...
(c. 1379-1428), famous Polish knight and diplomat also known as the Black Knight, winner of many tournaments - Knights HospitallerKnights HospitallerThe Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta , also known as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta , Order of Malta or Knights of Malta, is a Roman Catholic lay religious order, traditionally of military, chivalrous, noble nature. It is the world's...
, later known as the Knights of Malta, recognizable by their black mantles
Aerospace
- Black Knight (rocket)Black Knight (rocket)Black Knight was a British launch vehicle to test and verify the design of a re-entry vehicle for the Blue Streak missile.The United Kingdom's first indigenous rocketry project, Black Knight was manufactured by Saunders-Roe on the Isle of Wight, had its engines tested at The Needles and was...
, part of the British rocketry program in the 1950s - Black Knight (vehicle), unmanned vehicle designed by BAE Systems
- 57th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron57th Fighter-Interceptor SquadronThe 57th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, also known as "The Black Knights of Keflavik", is an inactive United States Air Force unit. The 57 FIS was last stationed at Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland. It was inactivated on 1 March, 1995.-World War II:...
, also known as the Black Knights of Keflavik, a United States Air Force unit formerly assigned to Keflavik Naval Air Station, Iceland
Sports teams
- The mascot of athletic teams at Baltimore City CollegeBaltimore City CollegeThe Baltimore City College , also referred to as The Castle on the Hill, historically as The College, and most commonly City, is a public high school in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. The City College curriculum includes the International Baccalaureate Programme and emphasizes study in the classics...
- The name of the United States Military AcademyUnited States Military AcademyThe United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City...
athletic teams, "The Black Knights of the Hudson"
In entertainment
- Black Knight (comics)Black Knight (comics)The Black Knight is the alias of several fictional comic-book characters that appear in the Marvel Comics universe.The first is a medieval knight created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Joe Maneely. The second is a supervillain descendant of the original, created by writer-editor Stan Lee and...
, the name of several characters in the Marvel Comics universe- Black Knight (Dane Whitman)Black Knight (Dane Whitman)Dane Whitman is a fictional comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, the company's third person to bear the name Black Knight. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist John Buscema, he first appeared in The Avengers #47 Dane Whitman is a fictional comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics...
- Black Knight (Sir Percy)Black Knight (Sir Percy)Sir Percy of Scandia, also known as the original Black Knight, is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. He was a medieval knight created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Joe Maneely.- Publication history :...
- Black Knight (Nathan Garrett)Black Knight (Nathan Garrett)Nathan Garrett, also known as the criminal Black Knight, is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. He was a supervillain and descendant of the original Black Knight, and was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist and co-plotter Dick Ayers....
- Black Knight (Dane Whitman)
- Black Knight (Monty Python)Black Knight (Monty Python)The Black Knight is a fictional character who appears in a scene of the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. As his name suggests, he is a black knight who guards a "bridge" over a small stream, for unknown reasons...
, character in the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail - The Black Knight (1954 film)The Black Knight (1954 film)The Black Knight is a 1954 film starring Alan Ladd as the title character and Peter Cushing and Patrick Troughton as two conspirators attempting to overthrow King Arthur...
, a film starring Alan Ladd - Black Knight (film)Black Knight (film)Black Knight is a 2001 American comedy film starring Martin Lawrence. The film was directed by Gil Junger, whose experience was primarily with television sitcoms...
, a 2001 film starring Martin Lawrence - Arpine Lusène, a fictional villain in several Scrooge McDuck stories nicknamed Le Chevalier Noir (The Black Knight)
- Black Knight (pinball)Black Knight (pinball)Black Knight is a 1980 pinball game designed by Steve Ritchie and released by Williams Electronics.This game is known for its two-level playfield , and introduced the patented "Magna-Save", in which a player-controlled magnet is used to prevent outlane drains. This was first of a series of four...
, a pinball game by Williams Electronics - The Black Knight, a character from the Fire Emblem: Path of RadianceFire Emblem: Path of RadianceFire Emblem: Path of Radiance, known in Japan as is a tactical role-playing video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube video game console. The game was released on April 20, 2005 in Japan, October 17, 2005 in North America, November 4, 2005 in...
and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn games - The Black Knight Ghost, a character from the Scooby-Doo series
- Black Knight (manga)Black Knight (manga)is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Kai Tsurugi. It is licensed in North America by Blu Manga, the boys love division of Tokyopop, which released the four volumes between July 2006 and February 2009.-Plot:...
, a yaoi manga by Kai Tsurugi - Sonic and the Black KnightSonic and the Black Knightis a title within the Sonic the Hedgehog series, released exclusively on Wii as the second entry in the Sonic Storybook series, following on from Sonic and the Secret Rings. The game is directed by Tetsu Katano, who was the lead programmer of the Sonic Adventure titles and Sonic Heroes...
, a Sonic video game made by Sega - Victor NewmanVictor NewmanVictor Newman is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless played by actor Eric Braeden from February 1980 through November 2, 2009 and again from January 15, 2010 to present. The character briefly appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful in 1999...
, a character from the CBS soap opera The Young and the RestlessThe Young and the RestlessThe Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
who has been nicknamed The Black Knight
See also
- Black Knights (disambiguation)
- White Knight (disambiguation)
- Dark Knight (disambiguation)