It occurred to me today that anybody who reads my blog could be called a "SIR reader," right? Therefore, I hereby declare that all readers of my blog are knights. Knights of the Order of... hmmmm. What should our Order be known as? Please leave your suggestions in the comments!
There are a couple of other stipulations to becoming a knight. The first is that you must become a follower of this blog. I've added a "Knighted Readers" section on the sidebar. All you have to do is click "follow" and you will become a knight. Don't worry, if you don't want your profile showing up in that box you can check the "follow privately" box and you'll be a dark knight.. If you don't click the follow button but you still post a comment every now and then you can be a squire.
Hold on though, is there such a thing as a female knight? I don't want to alienate my female readers, but I don't know if you want to be called knights.
(five minutes later, after several Google searches)
Yes! Indeed there are female knights! For a long while though, there weren't any. Women were not allowed to take up arms throughout much of history. In modern times female knights have become more widespread. It appears that there are a few options for the title.
Simply "knight" is acceptable
Dame (equivalent to "Sir")
Chevalière (French feminine version of "chevalier," or horseman." So literally, "horsewoman.")
The Knights Templar also allegedly had a class of "warrior nuns." I can't seem to find much info supporting that, but it equals awesome.
So, in review. Please click the "follow" button to be knighted. Or post a comment now and again to become a squire. Post your ideas for the name of the Order and post your vote for the female knight title. (I'd make a poll but I don't think it's worth it).
Oh, one last thing, if any of you are still interested in completing my long-overdue graphics contest, might I suggest a coat of arms for the blog? That would be amazingly awesome.
So, my good readers, get to it! Tally-ho!
Knights of the Order of Ordinis. Literally, "The Order of Order". Because order is good, and the latin makes it sound official. Although if you want something badass, how about The Knights of the Order of Intempestivus. "The Order of Understanding". Because knowledge is power, and we have more than enough of that.
ReplyDeleteAnd if you give me a general idea, I'll 'shop a coat of arms together.