Three years later, the local branch of Fiat Lux is gaining members and becoming more active in the community. “I always wanted to be a knight,” said Thompson, 44, who lives in Rome. The original three were all members of Dagorhir Battle Games, a nationwide live action role playing group. The local order was started in a much less symbolic way, however – with three knights being created over the phone. “When those hands touch your shoulders and you stand up, it’s just a powerfully emotional moment.” “Believe me, I live for that moment,” said Sir Steven Thompson, the local order’s Grand Beacon. The slap is a symbolic gesture – the last time a squire will be at someone else’s mercy before being made a knight.Īfter, the knight is lifted to a standing position and welcomed to the brotherhood. The transition from squire to knight, for example, is marked, quite literally, by a slap in the face – something new members learned firsthand at a knighting ceremony Nov. While it is easy to wax poetic about honor and discipline, it’s not all fun and games.
#Who was expected to uphold the chivalry code code
The group even upholds a code of chivalry: Its tenants? To defend the helpless, be valorous and speak the truth. Though it sounds like something more suited to tales of King Arthur, the Knightly Order of Fiat Lux is right here in the Mohawk Valley, and has been for a few years now. A growing band of knights exists in Rome, engaging in chivalric battle with one another and training squires to follow in their ways.
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