Black knight (disambiguation)

A black knight is a literary stock character.

Black Knight or similar can also refer to:

• The black knight (chess)
• Black Knight (Arthurian legend), any of several knights clad in black armor in Arthurian legend
• James Stewart, the Black Knight of Lorn (c. 1383-after 1451)
• James Douglas, Lord of Douglas (1286-1330), also known as the "Black Douglas", Scottish knight who died on Crusade carrying the heart of King Robert Bruce
• Knight of Glin or Black Knight, an Irish hereditary knighthood
• Zawisza Czarny (c. 1379-1428), famous Polish knight and diplomat also known as the Black Knight, winner of many tournaments
• Knights Hospitaller, later known as the Knights of Malta, recognizable by their black mantles

Aerospace

• Black Knight (rocket), part of the British rocketry program in the 1950s
• Black Knight (vehicle), unmanned vehicle designed by BAE Systems
• 57th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, also known as the Black Knights of Keflavik, a United States Air Force unit formerly assigned to Keflavik Naval Air Station, Iceland

Sports teams

• The mascot of athletic teams at Baltimore City College
• The name of the United States Military Academy athletic teams, "The Black Knights of the Hudson"

In entertainment

• Black Knight (comics), the name of several characters in the Marvel Comics universe
  • Black Knight (Dane Whitman)
  • Black Knight (Sir Percy)
  • Black Knight (Nathan Garrett)
• Black Knight (Monty Python), character in the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail
• The Black Knight (1954 film), a film starring Alan Ladd
• Black Knight (film), a 2001 film starring Martin Lawrence
• Arpine Lusène, a fictional villain in several Scrooge McDuck stories nicknamed Le Chevalier Noir (The Black Knight)
• Black Knight (pinball), a pinball game by Williams Electronics
• The Black Knight, a character from the Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn games
• The Black Knight Ghost, a character from the Scooby-Doo series
• Black Knight (manga), a yaoi manga by Kai Tsurugi
• Sonic and the Black Knight, a Sonic video game made by Sega
• Victor Newman, a character from the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless who has been nicknamed The Black Knight

See also

• Black Knights (disambiguation)
• White Knight (disambiguation)
• Dark Knight (disambiguation)