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In article <4hdaq4$obd@newsbf02.news.aol.com>,
   britcomhmp@aol.com (BritcomHMP) wrote:
>Small technical point here, there is no such thing as'The Order of
>Chivalry' unless the SCA has invented it. There are several Orders of
>Chivalry, The Garter, Bath, Golden Fleece even the Legion d Honneur. 
There
>are also some that survive in more or less their original form  the
>Crusades , the Soveriegn Order of St John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of
>Malta, and the Military and Hospitaler Order of St Lazarus of Jerusaem
>being the most prominent. These latter two were originaly formed as 
true
>Orders ie membership in them involved becoming a monk and "taking holy
>orders" that is accepting vows of poverty,chastity and obedience.
>Just geting on a horse in armour and whacking your oponent was called
>being a 'man at arms' being a Knight-even a secular one - was and is a
>very diferent thing. Hope you dont thing I used a sledge hammer to 
crack a
>peanut, just thought yould like to know! 
>
>
But you forgot all about the "Usenet Freedom-Knights."
See the FAQ by David Hayes to become one of those.

-DrG