Knight
Explore 2 of history's most influential knight, ranked by historical influence. Each figure links to a full biography, feats, trivia and similar people.
William Wallace
82William Wallace was the Scottish knight who led the first great uprising against English rule, winning the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297, serving as Guardian of Scotland, and enduring a brutal execution that made him the enduring martyr-hero of Scottish independence.
El Cid
81El Cid was the Castilian knight and military leader who conquered Valencia and held it as an independent principality, becoming the greatest hero of medieval Spain and the subject of the earliest Spanish epic poem.