Sunday, Aug 2026

Let's have a look at him.

He is clumsy, but he is so kind!

Some data about The Knight.

The White Knight is a fictional character in Lewis Carroll's 1871 book Through the Looking-Glass. He represents the chess piece of the same name. As imagined in John Tenniel's illustrations for the Alice stories, he is inspired by Albrecht Dürer's 1513 engraving "Knight, Death and the Devil

 

The Story.

The White Knight saves Alice from his opponent (the Red Knight). He repeatedly falls off his horse and lands on his head, and tells Alice of his inventions, which consists of things such as a pudding with ingredients like blotting paper, an upside down container, and anklets to guard his horse against shark bites. He recites a poem of his own composition, 'A-Sitting on a Gate', (but the song's name is called 'Haddocks' Eyes') and he and Alice depart.


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What did the White Knight tell Alice?

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A gentle older knight. Like all knights, he constantly falls off his horse and onto his head, though he assures Alice that he's a skilled rider. In addition to being a knight, the White Knight is also an avid inventor. He invents all sorts of things, from revolutionary ways to climb over a gate to desserts, but his inventions are overwhelmingly unsuccessful or more difficult than whatever they're trying to replace or solve. The White Knight also loves to be prepared for anything, so his horse wears spikes on its ankles to protect it from shark bites and he collects things that might be useful in a difficult situation. Despite finding him maddening and obnoxious, Alice is touched by the White Knight's kindness and the song he sings her.

 

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