noble knights
Honorable mounted fighters
Noble knights combines two words that historically overlap—knights were members of the nobility, warriors of elevated social rank who served lords and kings.
The phrase emphasizes honor, chivalry, and martial virtue: The noble knights rode forth to defend the realm.
It appears most often in fairy tales, fantasy fiction, and nostalgic references to medieval ideals of courage and gallantry.
- chivalryKnightly code of honor
- code of honorStandards governing moral conduct
- armorProtective combat covering
- shining armorPolished protective knight's suit
- swordHilted fighting blade
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noble knightsmercenaries
Soldiers paid to fight
sellswords · soldiers of fortune · freebooters · brigands · marauders
noble knightsvillains
Evil characters in narratives
blackguards · knaves · rogues · scoundrels · cowards
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