Silman, Jeremy (1998). The Complete Book of Chess Strategy (1sted.). Los Angeles, USA: Siles Press. pp.215–219. ISBN 978-1-890085-01-8 . Retrieved 13 June 2020. Be humble or get humbled,” Grandfather would say. “A knight is never so arrogant as to think he has nothing left to learn.” No adult is going to read this and be swept away by plot or character. Know that going in. You'll read this with great pleasure, though. I'd describe it as something like a daily reader, something you might keep on an end table and read a random chapter from once in a while. It's also a book that can, and is largely intended to, be read to and with children. My son is six and is probably a little too young for it, but I still think I'll give it a try with him. Whether he fully grasps it now or not, I know that I'll read it with him in the future and that we'll probably return to it frequently together. It's not beyond the realm of possibility that I might turn to a chapter of this book to help him with some future problem. The idea of chivalry was conceived alongside the crusades in the dark ages and its goal was to diminish the brutality of these crusades as well as to make men loyal to the Christian faith. The primary goal of knighthood was to uphold the dignity of the Church. The foundation of chivalry was Christianity as it was created by the church, for the church, and through the church.

In algebraic notation, the usual modern way of recording chess games, the letter N stands for the knight ( K is reserved for the king); in descriptive chess notation, Kt is sometimes used instead, mainly in older literature. In chess problems and endgame studies, the letter S, standing for Springer, the German name for the piece, is often used (and in some variants of fairy chess, N is used for the nightrider, a popular fairy chess piece). The first thing you must understand is that you need not have gone anywhere. You are always in the right place at exactly the right time, and you always have been.” In 1483, Sir Thomas Lemuel Hawke of Cornwall was among 323 killed at the Battle of Slaughter Bridge. Foreseeing this outcome, Sir Thomas wrote a letter to his children in Cornish outlining the Rules for a Knight — the life lessons Sir Thomas wished to pass along to his four children. The resulting book, Rules for a Knight — in reality, a work of fiction — began over a decade ago. Why a book about knights? Hawke explains: Faith– Thomas remembers a woman who went mad with grief after the loss of her son. Thomas's grandfather designed a task for her so that she might learnt he sorrow of others, allowing her to regain her mind.

Horsemanship—virtually every task I can think of is aided by an awareness of breath. It is the connective tissue of the universe, binding all living creatures together. By focusing on our breath, we are able to more adeptly inhabit our bodies and function on instinct.

Flear, Glenn (2007), Practical Endgame Play: beyond the basics, Everyman Chess, ISBN 978-1-85744-555-8 In early 1970s the letter, severely damaged, was revised and reconstructed into the book The 20 Rules for a Knight by Ethan Hawke, who discovered it in the basement of the family farm near Waynesville, after the passing away of his great-grandmother. The idea excited him and he started applying the rules to his household. There is no such thing as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. A hurried mind is an addled mind; it cannot see clearly or hear precisely; it sees what it wants to see, or hears what it is afraid to hear, and misses much. A knight makes time his ally. There is a moment for action, and with a clear mind that moment is obvious.There is only one thing for which a knight has no patience: injustice. Every true knight fights for human dignity at all times. Love– Thomas recalls falling in love with the Duchess of York, who used him to gain favor with a prince. Distraught, Thomas becomes distracted, and accidentally causes a fire in his house. After his grandfather is injured, he sends for a healer. The healer has died, but her daughter aides Thomas. Thomas falls very slowly in love with healer's daughter, and eventually marries her. He then wishes his children the kind of relationship he has had with their mother.

Like a dead branch falling from a tree, which then decomposes and nourishes the soil, your disappointments can transform into the elements of change and growth. The medieval period was also known for violence and death, thus it was also called the Dark Ages. Knights were expected to have the strength and skills to face combat but they must also know how to temper their aggressive side with chivalrous acts”

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Often we imagine that we will work hard until we arrive at some distant goal, and then we will be happy. This is a delusion. Happiness is the result of a life lived with purpose. Happiness is not an objective.

I am happy where I am,” he confided to me. “I have friends. I’m good at what I do. And that is enough.” Hawke has stated that he took some elements of the book's fables from his own life, specifically the fable for Cooperation, which was based on his experiences with River Phoenix. [2] Inspiration from other fables [ edit ] Remember, a friend does not need you to impress him. A friend loves you because you are true to yourself, not because you agree with him. Beware of grand gestures; the real mettle of friendship is forged in life’s daily workings.I’ve just always loved the idea of knighthood, it makes being a good person cool. Or, aspiring to be a good person cool.” —Ethan Hawke. Hooper, David; Whyld, Kenneth (1996) [First pub. 1992], "knight", The Oxford Companion to Chess (2nded.), Oxford University Press, pp.203–04, ISBN 0-19-280049-3 Every knight has weaknesses. You will be no different. Where there are peaks, there will be valleys. You can be angry with yourself when you have disappointed, but let those feelings pass over and through you. Like a dead branch falling from a tree, which then decomposes and nourishes the soil, your disappointments can transform into the elements of change and growth." Every knight holds human equality as an unwavering truth. A knight is never present when men or women are being degraded or compromised in any way, because if a knight were present, those committing the hurtful acts or words would be made to stop. Why am I alive? Where was I before I was born? What will happen to me when I die? Whatever well our lives are drawn from, it is deep, wild, mysterious, and unknowable...."