One Thousand and One Knights - Page 8

sun-star · 03-29-2007, 12:17 PM

Sir Noel Coward
Sir John Betjeman

hectorberlioz · 03-29-2007, 12:19 PM

also musicians?

sun-star · 03-29-2007, 12:22 PM

Coward was a playwright and Betjeman a poet (and nemesis of C.S. Lewis

).

hectorberlioz · 03-29-2007, 12:25 PM

He's not the [fairly recent] convert, is he? Loosely, loosely...

sun-star · 03-29-2007, 12:27 PM

Also Sir Gerald Kaufman (politician) and Sir James Dyson (inventor).

sisterandcousinandaunt · 03-29-2007, 12:31 PM

still not understanding this list.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._of_the_Garter

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/rep...p?compid=37761

http://www.familyhistory.uk.com/inde...id=38&Itemid=2

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sandra.s/Knightslist.html

hectorberlioz · 03-29-2007, 12:36 PM

they only seem to list royalty. How boring

Our is much more interesting

sisterandcousinandaunt · 03-29-2007, 12:43 PM

So, Knights that are recognised because they were influential button manufacturers and have titles that aren't heritable are interesting, but Kinghts that saved their King's life on the field of battle and were enobled aren't.

Interesting criteria, but not enumerated in the earlier posts.

Silly Americans. No idea how the game is played.

hectorberlioz · 03-29-2007, 12:54 PM

Well....naming all the royalty would be too easy. This game would have been over a long time ago...

sisterandcousinandaunt · 03-29-2007, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hectorberlioz

Well....naming all the royalty would be too easy. This game would have been over a long time ago...

...bad?

I told you I don't get it.

sisterandcousinandaunt · 03-29-2007, 01:03 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3357073.stm

sisterandcousinandaunt · 03-29-2007, 01:06 PM

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/pol...cle2114492.ece

hectorberlioz · 03-29-2007, 01:06 PM

Berners-Lee is already on our honorable list. Great man

. What Would World be without him?

EDIT: Of course, Al Gore got there first

**Mari** · 04-03-2007, 12:12 PM

Do they have to be English? There is a Dutch knighthood which you can become member of... and they make a lot of people knight every year. That would boost your list.

Composer - Sir Ernest MacMillan
Composer - Sir Malcolm Arnold

Strange that noone ever knighted famous composers such as Handel...

Butterbeer · 04-04-2007, 06:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Gaffer

All this time I thought this thread was just another RPG

More medics:

Sir Jobby McShite

Added! 2 points for the Gaffer

hectorberlioz · 04-04-2007, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mari

Do they have to be English? There is a Dutch knighthood which you can become member of... and they make a lot of people knight every year. That would boost your list.

Composer - Sir Ernest MacMillan
Composer - Sir Malcolm Arnold

Strange that noone ever knighted famous composers such as Handel...

i.ve got Arnold already. MacMillan got knighted? Hadn't heard that...I'll add him right away.
Yeah, not sure why Handel didn't get a knighthood...after all the things he did for England...

Sir David Lean (film director)...Lawrence of Arabia

Finrod Felagund · 04-05-2007, 01:29 AM

Bono (not sir)
Rudolph Guliani (also not sir)

But both knights nonetheless.

Gwaimir Windgem · 04-05-2007, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sun-star

Coward was a playwright and Betjeman a poet (and nemesis of C.S. Lewis

).

Wasn't Betjeman the one who inspired Sebastian Flyte?

sun-star · 04-05-2007, 04:05 PM

He was certainly the inspiration for Sebastian's teddy bear (though Betjeman's bear was called Archie, not Aloysius).

Butterbeer · 04-05-2007, 06:12 PM

Sir Pooh Bear - he tends to fall alseep at lot in the House of lords- and makes a sticky mess at meal times - kinda suprising he doesn't stand out more, really ... given his ears

03-29-2007, 12:17 PM	#141
sun-star Lady of Letters Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Either Oxford or Kent, England Posts: 2,476	Sir Noel Coward Sir John Betjeman __________________ And all the time the waves, the waves, the waves Chase, intersect and flatten on the sand As they have done for centuries, as they will For centuries to come, when not a soul Is left to picnic on the blazing rocks, When England is not England, when mankind Has blown himself to pieces. Still the sea, Consolingly disastrous, will return While the strange starfish, hugely magnified, Waits in the jewelled basin of a pool.

03-29-2007, 12:19 PM	#142
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	also musicians? __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

03-29-2007, 12:22 PM	#143
sun-star Lady of Letters Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Either Oxford or Kent, England Posts: 2,476	Coward was a playwright and Betjeman a poet (and nemesis of C.S. Lewis ). __________________ And all the time the waves, the waves, the waves Chase, intersect and flatten on the sand As they have done for centuries, as they will For centuries to come, when not a soul Is left to picnic on the blazing rocks, When England is not England, when mankind Has blown himself to pieces. Still the sea, Consolingly disastrous, will return While the strange starfish, hugely magnified, Waits in the jewelled basin of a pool.

03-29-2007, 12:25 PM	#144
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	He's not the [fairly recent] convert, is he? Loosely, loosely... __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

03-29-2007, 12:27 PM	#145
sun-star Lady of Letters Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Either Oxford or Kent, England Posts: 2,476	Also Sir Gerald Kaufman (politician) and Sir James Dyson (inventor). __________________ And all the time the waves, the waves, the waves Chase, intersect and flatten on the sand As they have done for centuries, as they will For centuries to come, when not a soul Is left to picnic on the blazing rocks, When England is not England, when mankind Has blown himself to pieces. Still the sea, Consolingly disastrous, will return While the strange starfish, hugely magnified, Waits in the jewelled basin of a pool.

03-29-2007, 12:31 PM	#146
sisterandcousinandaunt Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,535	Nope, read the whole thread, still not understanding this list. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._of_the_Garter http://www.british-history.ac.uk/rep...p?compid=37761 http://www.familyhistory.uk.com/inde...id=38&Itemid=2 http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sandra.s/Knightslist.html Last edited by sisterandcousinandaunt : 03-29-2007 at 12:40 PM. Reason: added equally silly link

03-29-2007, 12:36 PM	#147
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	they only seem to list royalty. How boring Our is much more interesting __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

03-29-2007, 12:43 PM	#148
sisterandcousinandaunt Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,535	lol. So, Knights that are recognised because they were influential button manufacturers and have titles that aren't heritable are interesting, but Kinghts that saved their King's life on the field of battle and were enobled aren't. Interesting criteria, but not enumerated in the earlier posts. Silly Americans. No idea how the game is played. Last edited by sisterandcousinandaunt : 03-29-2007 at 12:43 PM. Reason: .

03-29-2007, 12:54 PM	#149
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	Well....naming all the royalty would be too easy. This game would have been over a long time ago... __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

03-29-2007, 01:03 PM	#151
sisterandcousinandaunt Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,535	for you, hector http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3357073.stm

03-29-2007, 01:06 PM	#152
sisterandcousinandaunt Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,535	and this one for me. http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/pol...cle2114492.ece

03-29-2007, 01:06 PM	#153
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	Berners-Lee is already on our honorable list. Great man. What Would World be without him? EDIT: Of course, Al Gore got there first __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

04-03-2007, 12:12 PM	#154
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Do they have to be English? There is a Dutch knighthood which you can become member of... and they make a lot of people knight every year. That would boost your list. Composer - Sir Ernest MacMillan Composer - Sir Malcolm Arnold Strange that noone ever knighted famous composers such as Handel... __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

04-05-2007, 01:29 AM	#157
Finrod Felagund King of Nargothrond Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Canada! eh? Posts: 2,002	Bono (not sir) Rudolph Guliani (also not sir) But both knights nonetheless. __________________ "THE EAGLES ARE COMING, THE EAGLES ARE COMING......AND A MOTH!!!!!"

04-05-2007, 04:05 PM	#159
sun-star Lady of Letters Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Either Oxford or Kent, England Posts: 2,476	He was certainly the inspiration for Sebastian's teddy bear (though Betjeman's bear was called Archie, not Aloysius). __________________ And all the time the waves, the waves, the waves Chase, intersect and flatten on the sand As they have done for centuries, as they will For centuries to come, when not a soul Is left to picnic on the blazing rocks, When England is not England, when mankind Has blown himself to pieces. Still the sea, Consolingly disastrous, will return While the strange starfish, hugely magnified, Waits in the jewelled basin of a pool.

04-05-2007, 06:12 PM	#160
Butterbeer Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: here and there Posts: 3,514	Sir Pooh Bear - he tends to fall alseep at lot in the House of lords- and makes a sticky mess at meal times - kinda suprising he doesn't stand out more, really ... given his ears