It is the name given in the Middle Ages an armed and wandering rider who was guided by honor, loyalty, religion, and resolved lawsuits, injustices and protected the ladies in disgrace wherever he went. He was more of a literary character typical of the gesta songs until the creation of the feudal cavalry bodies (especially the Crusaders) who took them as a model, but mostly in their appearance. See gentleman, walking.
WALKING KNIGHT. A person who, in the Middle Ages, walked the paths of the counties on horseback, often accompanied by a pawn imparting justice and defending the needy. They became part of the hosts of a feudal lord and participated in the crusades. They formed groups of gentlemen called orders. Example , Order of the Templars .
