Were all English knights in the middle ages essentially French/Norman

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no they were mostly black i think

>>907066
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Pretty much, there were probably some knights lower down in the pecking order that had Anglo Saxon lineage. I think the man Robin Hood is based off was an Anglo Saxon lord in the north but I could be confusing two different stories.

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>>907066
>implying thats not what i meant when i said french

>>907085
This is wrong. There was actually a fair bit of social mobility in medieval england, especially during the time of the hundred years war. A freeman who simply acquired a certain amount of land would be considered a gentleman, and from there he could be knighted. This is in contrast to France where nobility and knighthood were considered to be deeply connected to ancestry and where there was basically no social mobility.

>>906994
Nationalism was less important than one's oaths in the middle ages. Ultimately, great dynasties like the Bourbon, Plantagenet, even Hapsburg (in later years) were that day's nations.

Even in the popular entertainment of the day(Shakespeare), Kings called each other cousin. So yes, it is likely 'English' Knights were probably Norman, Danish, Teutonic, etc.

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>>907066

>>907066
Shhh, nobody likes a truth teller

>>907247
>legit Arthurian legend involved near constant rape or adultry of the various "gallant" knight's wives.

yeah sounds about right

>>907066
SHEEEIT NIGGA DIS IS FUCKIN CORRECT.