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Astaroth (also Ashtaroth, Astarot and Asteroth), in demonology, is considered to be the Great Duke of Hell in the first hierarchy with Beelzebub and Lucifer; he is part of the evil trinity. He is described as a male figure, most likely named after the unrelated Near Eastern goddess Astarte .
Baron Hieronymus von Münchhausen (1720–1797), on the basis of which Rudolf Erich Raspe wrote the tales of Baron Munchausen. [1] Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness.
The term originated at a time when the feudal baron was the only substantive degree of nobility. The feudal baron held his lands directly from the king as a tenant-in-chief by the feudal land tenure. This gave him the obligation to provide knights and troops for the royal feudal army.
Eligos is a Great Duke of Hell, ruling 60 legions of demons. He discovers hidden things and knows the future of wars and how soldiers should meet. He also attracts the favor of lords, knights and other important persons. He is depicted in the form of a goodly knight carrying a lance, an ensign and a serpent.
Laird is a Scottish hereditary feudal dignity ranking below a Scottish Baron but above an Esquire; Esquire is a rank of gentry originally derived from Squire and indicating the status of an attendant to a knight, an apprentice knight, or a manorial lord; [42] it ranks below Knight (or in Scotland below Laird) but above Gentleman. [e] [f]
A female knight and the love interest of Shovel Knight. Shining Knight (Sir Justin) DC Comics: Sir Justin is the first of three superheroes to go by the name "Shining Knight". He was one of King Arthur's knights before being frozen and waking up in the modern world. Shovel Knight Shovel Knight: A knight armed with a shovel. Silent Knight: DC Comics
Household knight, grandson of the II Baron of Westmoreland and possibly son of the above. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] Took part in the Earl of Lancaster's rebellion against Edward II in 1315-16. Pardoned, he became Constable of Dunstanburgh Castle in 1323, Commissioner of Array in Northumberland in 1325 and Sheriff of Northumberland from 1327 to 1329.
In Scotland, "baron" or "baroness" is a rank of the ancient nobility of the Baronage of Scotland, a hereditary title of honour, and refers to the holder of a barony, formerly a feudal superiority (dominium directum) attached to land erected into a free barony by Crown Charter, this being the status of a minor baron, recognised by the crown as noble, but not a peer.