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| Please help improve this article by adding reliable references.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.For other uses, see Paladin (disambiguation).The term paladin was first used in Ancient Rome for a chamberlain of the Emperor, and also for the imperial palace guard, called the praetorian guard by Diocletian.Similar titles were also used in 19th century Hungary and in the German Empire and United Kingdom during the early 20th century.In medieval literature, the paladins or Twelve Peers were known in the Matter of France as the retainers of Charlemagne.Based on this usage, the term can also refer to an honorable knight, which has been used in contemporary fantasy literature.The word "paladin" evolved from the Latin word palatinus, meaning "belonging to the Palatine Hill", where the house of the Roman emperor was situated since Augustus.The meaning of the term changed only little, because throughout the Middle Ages, Latin was the dominant language in writings.But its spelling was slightly changed in the European languages: Latin palatinus, plural palatini, became in French palaisin, and with the Norman dynasty came to English as paladin and paladine, and German Paladin.King, and he was given the palatinate to have a territory as a basis to sustain him (Pfalz).The original Middle French form is palaisin.The English paladin was loaned into Early Modern English from the Italian form, paladino, because late medieval treatments of the "Matter of France" were mostly by Italian authors such as Ludovico Ariosto and Matteo Maria Boiardo.The word palatinus and its derivatives also translate the titles of certain great functionaries in eastern Europe, such as the Slavic voivode, a military governor of a province.Ancient Rome
The Paladines of the Imperial Guard were named after its neighboring Scholae Palatinae.Originally the term paladine was applied to the Chamberlains and to some troops guarding the palace of the Roman emperor.Holy Roman Empire
From the Middle Ages on, the term palatine was applied to various different officials across Europe.At first he examined cases in the king's court and was authorized to carry out the decisions, in time, these rights extended to having own judicial rights.In the ninth century Carolingean rule came to an end and the title of Holy Roman emperor with it.They had various tasks: representatives of the king in the provinces, they were responsible for the administration of the royal domain and for the protecting and guiding the legal system in certain duchies, such as Saxony and Bavaria, and, in particular, Lotharingia.Increasingly, the count palatine of Lotharingia, whose office had been attached to the royal palace at Aachen from the 10th century onward, became the real successor to the Carolingian count palatine.From his office grew the Countship Palatine of the Rhine, or simply the Palatinate, which became a great territorial power from the time of the emperor Frederick I (Barbarossa) (d.The term palatine reoccurs under Charles IV, but they had only voluntary jurisdiction and some honorific functions.In 19th century Britain and Germany, paladin was an official rank and considered an honorary title for one in service of the emperors.It was a Knight with additional honours, they were entitled to exercise powers normally reserved to the crown.Paladin as a word referring to a champion or warrior of the European Middle Ages is often used to describe Charlemagne's legendary retainers, the Twelve Peers of mediaeval chansons de geste and romances.Andalus in the Marca Hispanica
The names of the twelve paladins vary from romance to romance, and often more than twelve paladins are named.Jesus not out of arrogance, but the conscience of the holy mission a king has.All Carolingian paladine stories feature paladins by the names of Roland and Oliver.Other recurring characters are Archbishop Turpin, Ogier the Dane, Huon of Bordeaux, Fierabras, Renaud de Montauban, and Ganelon.Tales of the paladins of Charlemagne once rivalled the stories of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table in popularity.Roland, Charlemagne's nephew and the chief hero among the paladins.Saracen
The Celtic revival of the 1880s benefitted the Arthurian material and encouraged its reworking and recirculation.Charlemagne material, which remained strongly Christian and triumphalist in its presentation in contrast to the melancholy of the ultimate failure of the Arthurian heroes, and their ambiguous position at the transition from Celtic paganism to Christianity.As a result, contemporary readers know Arthur and his Camelot well while hearing little of the paladins of Charlemagne, who once enjoyed similar renown.Tolkien's 1954 novel The Lord of the Rings, the father of a Peregrin Took, a principal character and Hobbit, is named Paladin.Will Travel," starred Richard Boone as a mercenary protector called "Paladin".In the Japanese manga Hellsing, Father Alexander Anderson is known as "The Paladin".Present day
The official title has come out of fashion, but the word "paladin" is still used to describe a benevolent, heroic champion, or the defender of a good cause.Dragons, EverQuest, and World of Warcraft, as well as pieces of fantasy literature make use of a "paladin" character class based on this concept.The Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario, is represented in Canadian Interuniversity Sport by the RMC Paladins logo.Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, uses the nickname "Paladins" for their athletic teams.John Krugler, English and Catholic, the Lords Baltimore in the seventeenth century, Baltimore 2004.Wolfgang Paul, Hermann Goering: Hitler's Paladin or Puppet?References
Conradus the priest (12th century), Song of Roland.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.See Copyrights for details.Using inline citations helps guard against copyright violations and factual inaccuracies.The class is loosely based on the paladins of medieval romance.Using inline citations helps guard against copyright violations and factual inaccuracies.The paladin is a holy knight, crusading in the name of good and order, and is a divine spellcaster.By definition and game restriction, paladins are always of the Lawful Good alignment.Switching to any alignment other than Lawful Good or breaching part of the Paladin's code of conduct results in a loss of all class abilities.The paladin is a champion of justice and destroyer of evil protected and strengthened by an array of divine powers.Most of these powers relate to providing benefits to those around the paladin.Paladins are knights, working for their church or an order.Qualifying for an order is often difficult, and membership always requires that the paladin follow a specific code of conduct.The epic paladin stands in the forefront of the battle against chaos and evil in the world, shining as a beacon of hope to all who fight the good fight.Later editions brought forward the more generalised concept of the "paladin" just being the pinnacle of combat related to a particular religious organisation.This allowed "paladins" of various gods that were of an alignment other than Lawful Good.All "paladins" had a code or set of rules that must be followed but because of the differences in point of view between the alignments the rules governing behavior changed from order to order.Everything about him is a twisted visage of a paladin."Harm" "Cause Disease" and "Cause Fear".These were never recommended as player characters.This article or section is missing citations or needs footnotes.Human Male Paladin as seen in the World of Warcraft.In the MMORPG World of Warcraft, Paladins are a class exclusive to the Humans, Dwarves, and Draenei races of the Alliance, as well as the Horde faction with the race the Blood Elves, in The Burning Crusade.In the Warcraft universe's lore, the Paladin was first conceived by Archbishop Alonsus Faol of Northshire Abbey.Faol's apprentice Lord Uther the Lightbringer became the first Paladin.Uther used his natural leadership skills to rally the best knights of Azeroth to be blessed as Paladins and formed the Knights of the Silver Hand (upgraded knights in Warcraft II that could heal and exorcise undead).At this point, Paladins were amongst the Alliance's most powerful offensive units, when it came to close combat, since they were upgraded knights.By the time of Warcraft III Paladin had become a career or class of its own (i.Paladin, rather than becoming Knights and converting).Due to this, they converted to more pious means, being more general support troops.During his later life Uther trained Prince Arthas as a Paladin.However, in Warcraft III, Arthas was corrupted by the Scourge and ultimately abandoned the way of the Paladin, killing his father the King and betraying the Alliance to the Scourge.Uther became possessor of the late King's ashes placed in a special magical Urn, but was killed by Arthas in order to take the urn.This led directly to the collapse of the Silver Hand and the Paladins became scattered.They can now can be found fighting under any Alliance flag.Paladins can be specialized (using "talent points" rewarded at each level) among three "talent trees:" holy, protection, and retribution.In general, the Paladin is viewed as a class that can take a lot of damage (in large part because of their heavy armor and healing abilities) but their DPS (damage per second) output tends to be the lowest of any class.Unfortunately, this caused quite a bit of consternation amongst World of Warcraft's Alliance players, with Paladins being viewed as plate wearing Priests.Shaman class (and, to a lesser degree, all other classes).Of course, there are also some on the opposite side of the fence who view the Paladin as too strong."Divine Shield" and its variants, which makes the paladin invulnerable for a short period of time but allows him to continue attacking.These abilities compensate for the Paladin's lackluster damage dealing by making them hard to kill.This makes Paladin tanks popular, and arguably better than a Warrior in most group instances.Priests, making Paladins with the correct equipment and talents preferable to other classes as a group healer.After the release of the Burning Crusade expansion, methods have become available that allow Paladins to deal damage more effectively, particularly after patch 2.Previously, the majority of a Paladin's damage comes from a system of "procs per minute"; a certain ability (such as Seal of Command, which adds holy damage to melee strikes) can only occur X amount of times per minute.Crusader Strike has brough more consistancy to a Paladins DPS and Seal of Blood procs with each swing now theoretically allow a paladin to produce a high amount of damage over time.They still lack the versitility in damage dealing compared to other classes who specialise in that area, such as Rogues, Mages or Warlocks.Using inline citations helps guard against copyright violations and factual inaccuracies.In the MMORPG Final Fantasy XI, Paladin is an advanced job that can be accessed after completing a special quest.Paladin's main function is defense.Because of this, players often set Warrior as a support job.This article or section is missing citations or needs footnotes.In the Quest for Glory adventure games, the Paladin's most important 'ability' is the Honour, which also shows alignment in that game's system.Fighters and Wizards can achieve the Paladin rank at the end of Quest for Glory II, and be imported as Paladins in Quest for Glory III.They can also undergo training in the third but this is usually regarded as difficult if the player is not using exploits to raise his or her honor.Paladin when he or she is granted the status by another Paladin, in the form of a simple speech and the handing down of the sponsoring Paladin's sword.Another example is Marduk Lorethian, the Legendary Paladin.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.Marketing, Advertising and Creative needs.Internet Retail orders only.Shipping and handling charges are nonrefundable.Press and select Paladin Platinum distributors.Paladin videos with classic, historical or unique content,
many at drastically reduced prices.Paladin books and videos.Copyright Paladin Enterprises, Inc.Perhaps the only genre more popular than private eyes in television's early years was the western, so it's probably not all that surprising that someone soon came up with the idea of combining the two.It ranked in the top five almost immediately and after that trailed only Gunsmoke and Wagon Train for the rest of its run.Richard Boone, even became a hit single.Union officer in the Civil War), literate, with a taste for fine food and clothing and the theatre.He dressed like a dandy and made his headquarters in the ritzy Hotel Carlton in San Francisco.Have Gun, Will Travel...Boone, as Paladin, brought a sense of dignity and weight to the role.John Dehner's radio Paladin was different than Richard Boone's.Dehner could seem even more the refined gentleman, but just as
formidable in a tough situation.Paladin went East to claim a large inheritance from a
deceased aunt's estate.When I was a kid, I had a Paladin pistol and holster set, with two silver guns, black leatherette holster and belt, bullets, and a set of Have Gun Will Travel business cards.Man Called Paladin (1963, by Frank G.The authors have extensively searched for material such as production call sheets, and many interviews with cast and crew.No items are currently posted.Paladin, All Rights Reserved.Paladins are a defensive class designed to outlast their opponents.The Paladin is a mix of a melee fighter and a secondary spell caster.The Paladin is ideal for groups due to the Paladin's
healing, Blessings, and other abilities.Paladins can have one active aura per Paladin on each party member and use specific Blessings for
specific players.Paladins are pretty hard to kill, thanks to their assortment of defensive abilities.The Paladin can also heal
with Holy Light, unlike other combat classes.The Paladin is an Undead specific fighter as well, with several abilities designed
to be used against the Undead.Want to Discuss the Paladin?Visit the Paladin Forum.Looking for Class Guides?Racial Traits
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