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An application has been lodged to have the remains of a knight of the realm turned Easter Rising conspirator, Sir Roger Casement, moved to Northern Ireland.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

“If I move my knight here, my opponent will move their rook here, and then I’ll have to…” This is an invaluable skill for life.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Wandering the “maze” of streets in Venice takes patience, he tells us: “Proceeding like the knight in a game of chess, you chart a course of right angles.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The other, a Flea Bottom orphan taken in by a drunken hedge knight, spent most of his life sleeping on the hard ground.

From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026

He realized with a start, though a gentle one, that the knight wasn’t wearing his hood, as he had been in the giant’s mouth.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

E-bike rental company Lime has said its bikes are "not for jousting" after footage of two riders dressed as knights charging at each other in an east London park circulated over the weekend.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

“Nobody doubts the impact of gunpowder, but it was on the battlefield for hundreds of years, alongside knights and pikemen.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

We’re obviously very thematically about fathers and sons, knights and squires, and, to a certain extent brothers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2026

If there were an unofficial tagline that describes it best, it is that all men are knights, and all men are fools.

From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2026

The knights and the children, the lord and the lady, they all turn to me, and listen.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2010.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

Now 50 years old, he lives and works in England, where he was born, raised and knighted, and the distance between Sir Demis Hassabis and Silicon Valley gives him a different perspective altogether.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

He was knighted in 2003 for his humanitarian work.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

A national hero of Barbados, he was a legend in the West Indies on the back of a Test career that spanned 20 years, and was knighted soon after his retirement.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Before Lord Stannis had knighted him, he had been the most notorious and elusive smuggler in all the Seven Kingdoms.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Highlights include Podrick singing "Jenny of Oldstones," Sansa reuniting with Theon, and of course, Jaime knighting Brienne.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2022

As she wrapped “The Northman,” Eggers gave her a sword, knighting her with it as he presented it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2021

With many outgoing prime ministers in their final days often rewarding or knighting members of their loyal staff, perhaps a chance to repair the relationship still remains.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2019

Yes, he was very sweet to Brienne, especially in that impromptu knighting ceremony, and yes, it was nice to see the Lannister brothers make up after letting Cersei come between them one too many times.

From Slate ● Apr. 22, 2019

“You could write about dragons too,” Tony said, now knighting a small boxwood bush.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper