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| Keep (Keep) | | The major tower of a castle. Often acting as its last defence. | | | Knight (Knight, Knights, Knighted) | | A knight was a person of noble birth trained to fight and follow the rules of chivalry. Knights received land from the lord of the manor and in return had to fight for him. Today it is a person who has been knighted by the sovereign for doing something special. A knight can put the word 'Sir' before their name. | | | Knights Templars (Knights Templars) | | The Knights Templars were members of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the holy places in Jerusalem. | |
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