The knighting was extraordinary for him because he'd left school at 12.

But I certainly don't want to set myself up as someone who is white knighting."

From here on, the knighting would follow strictly traditional lines.

We've spent so much already, getting me outfitted for my knighting.

But Rory's knighting would not even be an issue for another four years.

But before the knighting begins, somebody has to play a little bit harder on defense and make this a series.

He was later awarded a knighting by the pope for his work and aid.

That outfit was for the feast celebrating his knighting.

"One more, perhaps," Tiercel said, "though not until after the knighting.

"Or have you so soon forgotten the oath you swore me at your knighting?"

I saw him the morning after Kelson's knighting.

Once Derry's name was called to come forward, though, he did not think about Morgan during his own knighting.

The earliest of these was held in Cyprus in 1223 to celebrate a knighting.

There is a question about his knighting.

Breon had readily agreed, since the chapel at the Keep wouldn't have held the full group that wanted to witness the knighting anyway.

When at the palace, Beowulf is declined a knighting by the overly-peaceful king and queen.

"I danced with her after my knighting.

The ceremonial knighting is carried out by the King of Piel or a fellow knight.

After the emotional experience of his knighting, he felt drained-or perhaps it was Oriel's fatigue-banishing spell giving out.

"It was years after your knighting, of course, and I knew nothing of what horrors befallen you in your youth.

During the Victorian era, in a spirit of nationalism, the story was promoted that Elizabeth I had done the knighting.

Sturm and Flint walked the battlements the night of Sturm's knighting, reminiscing.

The wording had a weighty air of the ancient about it, a nearly palpable reinforcement that a knighting was anything but a casual lark.

I've been hinting to my father for years to buy me a Dragon's Rest gold for my knighting."

So there was a musty logic in the knighting of Elton John "for services to music and for charitable services."

He was knighted in 1961 for his services to industry.

He was knighted in 1955 for political and public services.

He was knighted in 1990 at the age of 45.

In 1920 he was knighted for his services to education.

He was knighted for service to medical science in 2002.

In 1886, he was knighted a senator by the King.

Several others were also being knighted early, for the same reason.

In 1559 he was knighted on the field of battle.

Others believe that he was knighted late in his career.

On 31 May 1956 he was knighted for "services to art".

He was finally knighted by the king on 8 April 1788.

He served until 1896, and was knighted the same year.

He was due to be knighted at the time of his death.

He was knighted some years before his death, which occurred about 1524.

He was knighted in 1946 and died on 23 August 1947.

He retired in 1960 and was knighted the following year.

He was knighted on 28 November of the same year.

In 1977, he retired from the University and was knighted.

He was knighted for his war service, and retired in 1919.

By 1390 he had entered the king's service and been knighted.

He is said to have been knighted by August 1548.

He was knighted for his work in 1911, and died on 20 September 1944.

He was knighted for services rendered during world war 2.

In 1946, he became the first psychologist to be knighted.

Glass was knighted for these services on 26 November 1867.