The black knight is a literary stock character who masks his identity and that of his liege by not displaying heraldry . Black knights are usually portrayed as villainous figures who use this anonymity for misdeeds. They are often contrasted with the knight-errant (white knight). The character appeared in Arthurian literature and has been adapted and adopted by various authors, in cinema and popular culture . The character is sometimes associated with death or darkness .
3-595: A black knight is a literary stock character. Black Knight or Black Knights may also refer to: Black knight British composer Edward Elgar composed a cantata titled The Black Knight (op. 25, 1889–1893). Its libretto is a translation of Ludwig Uhland 's ballad Der schwarze Ritter by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow . The Uhland poem (in German language) was set to music also by Heinrich von Herzogenberg . American composers Dan Forden and Brian L. Schmidt and game designer Steve Ritchie collaborated on
6-434: The previously profitable company in a weaker financial position. Such black knights achieve their aims by: Occasionally, the term black knight describes an investor who acquires a firm in opposition to the will of its management , as in a hostile takeover . The label may not be accurate if the ultimate intention of the acquirer is unknown. It could be for commercial reasons (rather than personal reasons), such as merging
9-427: The soundtrack of the pinball game Black Knight 2000 . In business , a white knight is a friendly investor or savior, while a black knight functions as a destroyer. Typically, a black knight will enter a business or company as an influential person such as a major investor or as a member of the board of directors and will dismantle a profitable or asset-rich business to enrich themselves, which typically leaves
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