Knighting Ceremonies

Iconography of medieval knighting ceremonies. Includes images of historical and fictional characters dubbed as medieval knights in histories, romances, and legends. The steps the knighting ceremony and accoutrements of knighthood themselves seem to vary considerably throughout the Middle Ages.

• The knighting of Galahad, Quest of the Holy Grail (BNF Fr. 123, fol. 197r), c. 1275-1280
• The knighting of Godefroy de Bouillon, Les enfances Godefroi (BNF Fr. 786, fol. 142), fourth quarter of the 13th century
• The knighting of Pride, Renart le Nouvel (BNF Fr. 1581, fol. 4), fourth quarter of the 13th century
• Pyrrhus is dubbed as a knight, Roman de Troie (BNF Fr. 782, fol. 161r), c. 1340-1350
• St. Martin is Knighted, fresco by Simone Martini at the Cappella di San Martino in the Lower Church of San Francesco of Assisi, c. 1312-1317
• The knighting of Galahad, Quest of the Holy Grail (BNF Fr. 1423, fol. 64r), c. 1330-1340)
• The knighting of Galahad, Quest of the Holy Grail (BNF Fr. 343, fol. 1v), c. 1380-1385
• Jean II the Good dubs knights, Grandes chroniques de France (BNF Fr. 73, fol. 386), 14th-15th century
• The knighting of Lancelot, History of the Holy Grail BNF 117, fol. 1r), beginning of the 15th century
• The knighting of Galahad, Quest of the Holy Grail (BNF Fr. 120, fol. 522v), beginning of the 15th century
• The knighting of Robert the Devil, Chronique de Normandie (BNF Fr. 5388, fol. X), first quarter of the 15th century
• Richard II knighting Henry of Monmouth, La Prinse et mort du roy Richart (Brit. Lib. Harley 1319, fol. 5r), c. 1401-1405
• The knighting of Lancelot, History of the Holy Grail (BNF Arsenal 3479, fol. 1), c. 1405
• Jean II of France dubbing knights, Grandes chroniques de France (PML M.536, fol. 326v), c. 1410-1412
• Knighting ceremony, Roman de Tristan (Musée Condé 648, fol. 13v), c. 1440-1460
• How Alexander was dubbed a knight in an order of chivalry (Comment Alexandre fut adoubé en l'ordre de chevalerie) (fol. 18v) and Knighting ceremony (De l'ordonnance et parure dont Alexandre ...) (fol. 19r), Le Livre des Conquestes et Faits d'Alexandre (Musée du Petit-Palais L.Dut.456), mid-15th century
• The knighting of William II of Holland, Chronographia (BNF Fr. 9002, fol. 94), mid-15th century
• The knighting of Galahad, Roman du Chevalier Tristan et de la reine Yseult (Musée Condé 647, fol. 1r), 15th century
• The knighting of Galahad, Tristan de Léonois (BNF Fr. 99, fol. 561), 1463
• The knighting of Lancelot (fol. 62v) and the knighting of Lionel (fol. 212v), Lancelot du Lac (BNF Fr. 112 (1)), c. 1470
• The knighting of Galahad, Quest of the Holy Grail (BNF Fr. 112 (3), fol. 1), c. 1470
• The knighting of Lancelot, History of the Holy Grail (BNF Fr. 113, fol. 1), c. 1470
• The knighting of Garfin and Roboan (fol. 72v) and Roboan knighted by the emperor (fol. 165v), The Knight Cifar (BNF Esp. 36), fourth quarter of the 15th century
• Philip the Fair is knighted, Chronicles of Flanders (Stadsbibliotheek Brugge Hs. 437, fol. 411v), c. 1480
• The knighting of Galahad, Quest of the Holy Grail (BNF Fr. 111, fol. 236), c. 1480
• The dubbing of knights, Vigils of Charles VII (BNF Fr. 5054, fols. 215r and 223r), 1484