Talk:Accolade (knighthood)

Concerns about sources

I noticed that one of the cited sources is "Knights by Justin," which is a work by a fifth-grade student. This is particularly dangerous as (1) this article is now on the Main Page on DYK, and (2) It provides a false sense of security through a seemingly legit endnote. This is not a reliable source; we need something from a book by a scholar (university press, etc.) or article in an academic journal (preferably recent), or at least something from a .edu domain. I'm sure there are medievalists/historians who have written on this ceremony. Neutrality^talk 04:39, 18 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I would also point out similiar concerns with the ThinkQuest Jr. and Word of the Week sources, which are both unsourced themselves and have no author. Neutrality^talk 04:46, 18 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just one comment more - These sources aren't good for use pe se, but just as an example of an issue: In the sentence "Initially this was a simple rite often performed on the battlefield, where writers of Romance enjoyed placing it"—does this refer to writers of Romanticism or writers of Romance (genre)? They're quite distinct movements/styles. Neutrality^talk 04:52, 18 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]