In the musical play: “Man of La Mancha” there is a scene where the addled Don Quixote asks the innkeeper to dub him a knight so that he may ride forth to do battle with the forces of evil.  The innkeeper, after trying to persuade the would-be knight of his foolishness, finally agrees to go along with his fantasy.  But Don Quixote isn’t content.  He says to the innkeeper: “It is customary to grant the new knight an added name.  If Your Lordship could devise such a name for me....” The Innkeeper ponders awhile, “Hmmm.” Then, looking at the battered face, he gets inspiration and sings:

“Hail, Knight of the Woeful Countenance,
Knight of the Woeful Countenance!
Wherever you go People will know
Of the glorious deeds of the Knight of the Woeful Countenance!”

(“Man of La Mancha,” by Dale Wasserm…