What are knights in shining armor?

Question

Do they only save damsels in distress?

Answer 1

Your knight in shining armour is who you choose for him to be, his soul purpose is to rescue you and make life better okay?

Answer 2

My knight in shining armor (bf for 7yrs) doesn't have a shield or a sword, but he's there for me when i need him the most and even though i'm usually not in distress he'll always try to save me from anything bad that'll come my way

Answer 3

Sorry, wrong post.. This is a travel section or a section for Filipino related things.. Try other sections..

Answer 4

A fairy tale - I've never believed it, never will.

Answer 5

In the days when wars were fought with swords and bows and arrows, there were kings and queens.  Each king had his army with it's officers of different ranks.  At the top were his best warriors and most trusted men.  These were the knights.  They were knighted personally by the king for acts of bravery or heroism.  

The shining armor part is mostly the way a rescued person would look at them.  They didn't have time to polish their armor on the road.

And no, they didn't only rescue damsels in distress.  They would make things right when something went wrong anywhere in the kings land.  Sometimes that involved rescuing a damsel in distress.

Answer 6

No.

The chivalrous knight was idealized as brave in battle, loyal to his king and God, and willing to sacrifice himself for the greater good. Towards his fellow Christians and countrymen, the knight was to be merciful, humble, and courteous. Towards noble ladies above all, the knight was to be gracious and gentle.

Chivalry can be classified into three basic but overlapping areas:

Duties to countrymen and fellow Christians: this contains virtues such as mercy, courage, valor, fairness, protection of the weak and the poor, and in the servant-hood of the knight to his lord. This also brings with it the idea of being willing to give one’s life for another’s; whether he would be giving his life for a poor man or his lord.

Duties to God: this would contain being faithful to God, protecting the innocent, being faithful to the church, being the champion of good against evil, being generous and obeying God above the feudal lord.

Duties to women: this is probably the most familiar aspect of chivalry. This would contain what is often called courtly love, the idea that the knight is to serve a lady, and after her all other ladies. Most especially in this category is a general gentleness and graciousness to all women.  

Answer 7

They are mostly Western folklore, although they have historical foundation in the Middle Ages, when feudal lords maintained their own set of private armies mostly clad in metal gear.

These armor need to be constantly cleaned and polished, thus the term, "shining armor".

Knights came into popularity with the concept of Camelot and the Round Table, and myths were built around the exploits of many heroes, either mythical or true.   Most popular were Launcelot, Gawain, Galahad and others.  There were also those knights in the service of Charlemagne, like Roland.

Saving damsels in distress are one favorite pastimes of these gentlemen, but other than that, they were also supposed to go on occasional quests, kill a dragon or so, or defeat armies single handed, or with armies of their own.

Our own "arnis" martial arts came from the Spanish term for harness, or their armor.  It is believed that Lapu lapu was a master of this art, and though without the metal armor, he and his warriors defeated Magellan.

There is also a latecomer, this Man from La Mancha, who was born too late for knighthood.  Some people, in our own time,  are like this Don Quixote.   I myself thought I saw a dragon in the office, and attacked without warning.  But it was only my boss.

Answer 8

yes, in fairy tales

Answer 9

The proverbial knight in shining armor is the ultimate image of valor, bravery, strength, and chivalry. Regrettably, they do only save damsels in distress. Allegedly, the ideal for manliness, or manhood, or machismo, or something like that.

Then there's me. I don't have a horse, armor, or a sword. On the other hand, I save damsels in distress, damsels in dat dress, damsels in da other dress, damsels in jeans...I'm not too picky.

Answer 10

This is old. Today it would be a rich and handsome man in a red Ferrari LOL

Answer 11

Characters in a fairy tale.  

Answer 12

a thing of the past.  feminism killed them.  

Answer 13

Whether wrong section or not, I will try to answer your question.  Knights in shining armor are true gentlemen whose personal mission in life is to be of service to ladies; more so if these damsels are troubled or in trouble (distress).  And they do so without anyone's bidding.  Being of service is second nature to them.