Paladin (disambiguation)
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This is the disambiguation page for Paladin, Paladine, Palatine, and Palatinus (plural Palatini). All three have the same root present in the modern meaning, and translations often change the spelling.
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[edit] Title
- Paladin, Paladine
- Palatinus (Roman Catholic Church)
- Palatine (Kingdom of Hungary)
- Holder of a County palatine, palatine county/duchy in England
[edit] In fiction
- Paladin#Fiction, a heroic archetype from the medieval chanson de geste genre, an early embodiment of chivalry
- Paladin (character class), a character class or unit type in many role-playing video games
- Paladin (role-playing game)
- The Paladin a novel by Brian Garfield with Christopher Creighton (1979)
- The Paladin a fantasy novel by C. J. Cherryh (1988)
[edit] People
- Paladin, mascot of Furman University
- German Palatines were emigrants from the German Rhineland-Palatinate region around 1710
- Paladins of Retribution a band from Kenosha, Wisconsin
[edit] In fiction
- Leeroy Jenkins, a human paladin from World of Warcraft
- Paladin (comics), a Marvel Comics character
- Paladin, the father of Peregrin Took in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth
- Paladin, the protagonist of the 1950s American television series Have Gun — Will Travel
- Paladine (Dragonlance), a deity in the Dragonlance fantasy universe
- James "Paladin" Taggart, a character from the Wing Commander universe
[edit] Items
- Nissan Paladin, a sport utility vehicle
- M109 PALADIN, or M109 howitzer, a piece of artillery
- Palatine bone in anatomy, etymologically unrelated (from palate)
- Apple Paladin, an all-in-one computer, phone, scanner, and fax machine produced by Apple Computer.
[edit] Regions
- Palatinate, vice-regal office-bearers like the Paladines, especially in Germany
- Hence Rhineland-Palatinate, one of the 16 German Bundesländer
- Palatine (Kingdom of Hungary)
- Kasztelan and Voivode, gubernatorial officials in Poland often rendered as Palatine
[edit] Place names
- Palatine Hill, centermost of the seven hills of Rome
- Tavole Paladine, a temple near Metaponto, Italy, dating from 570 to 480 BC, Pythagoras' time and place of death.
- Palatine, Illinois
- Palatine, New York
- Palatine Bridge, New York
- Palatine Road, a road in Didsbury, in South Manchester in the United Kingdom. This road links the two Palatine Counties of Lancashire and Cheshire.
- Palatine Village County Carlow, Ireland.