TheMirrorMage
Scribe
I wasn't entirely sure which forum to put this thread in, please excuse me if it's in the wrong place.
In my WIP, the capital city has been taken by the enemy, and no-one knows whether the king is dead or alive. In other parts of the kingdom, the regional lords have granted privileges to some skilled soldiers (amounting to a knighthood but without the privileges granted by a king). If the king were present, they would be knighted in traditional fashion. However, without the king they can't be called "knights".
I know I'll probably refer to them as Knights without Knighthood, but it's not a "job title" - too long for quick reference in a conversation, like "knight", "lord" and "master" are. I was looking at possibly using prefixes, and these are the ones with meanings which seemed most appropriate; (and sticking them in front of knight)
meaning: "less than";
hemi-, semi-, demi- (taken from demigod / French)
meaning: before;
ante-,
Of those, I think anteknight and demiknight are the best, though both represent pronunciation issues (the 'k' would/might be pronounced rather than remaining silent). Alternatively, I could put a hyphen between the two components (ante-knight, demi-knight), perhaps that might help with keeping the 'k' silent.
I might need a title to put before their name, as in "Sir", but I'm unsure at the moment.
Any thoughts/feedback?
In my WIP, the capital city has been taken by the enemy, and no-one knows whether the king is dead or alive. In other parts of the kingdom, the regional lords have granted privileges to some skilled soldiers (amounting to a knighthood but without the privileges granted by a king). If the king were present, they would be knighted in traditional fashion. However, without the king they can't be called "knights".
I know I'll probably refer to them as Knights without Knighthood, but it's not a "job title" - too long for quick reference in a conversation, like "knight", "lord" and "master" are. I was looking at possibly using prefixes, and these are the ones with meanings which seemed most appropriate; (and sticking them in front of knight)
meaning: "less than";
hemi-, semi-, demi- (taken from demigod / French)
meaning: before;
ante-,
Of those, I think anteknight and demiknight are the best, though both represent pronunciation issues (the 'k' would/might be pronounced rather than remaining silent). Alternatively, I could put a hyphen between the two components (ante-knight, demi-knight), perhaps that might help with keeping the 'k' silent.
I might need a title to put before their name, as in "Sir", but I'm unsure at the moment.
Any thoughts/feedback?