Were there black knights?

Picture the knights of the round table. They're probably tall and strong, wearing armor and drinking out of chalices. And they're probably all white. And while most of that picture is relatively accurate, the whiteness is not. Meet Sir Morien, the black knight of the round table. read more

There was the Black Army of Hungary, an elite mercenary army created by King Matthias Corvinus in 1458. The Black Army consisted of heavy knight cavalry, light hussar cavalry, and a mixed array of infantry ranging from heavy pikemen, archers, and arquebusiers. read more

First off, six percent of the Knights of the Round Table were men of color. Granted, that’s only three out of 49 men, but the entire expanded United States Congress is hovering around 13% people of color and only has one black Senator. Although, it's worth noting, one of those three men is green. But he’s definitely not white. read more

Anyway, it is possible that there were black, medieval knights - I just find it a very unlikely proposition. Oh, and by the way, in 1241, when the image in that clip appears, England's society was still feudal. read more