Having just watched Dragonheart for the umpteenth time on Sunday, I can’t help but be mortified that here is an oath that I wished I followed, and yet has no basis in history, but only the mind of novellist Charles Edward Pogue.

A knight is sworn to valor.
His heart knows only virtue.
His blade defends the helpless.
His might upholds the weak.
His word speaks only truth.
His wrath undoes the wicked.

Today’s modern Knights have little to none of the romantic nature of the Middle Ages. Yet, one simply cannot doubt the truth behind their order, and the love they have for both God and Man.

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