No, battle was considered a man's job back then. There were no female knights.
A boy had to be son of a knight to become a knight.
There was nothing baring knights from becoming lords. A knight could become a lord if the opportunity came. A lord could also become a knight, but passing through the standard procedures to do that.
To become a knight, a boy was normally apprenticed to a knight at about age seven. After serving seven years as a page, the boy became a squire, and after seven years as a squire, he could become a knight. There were other ways a person could become a knight, including performing some very meritorious service to a king or other person capable of elevating a person to knighthood.
Only male children could. The order was page @ age 7, squire @ age 10, and a knight @ 20-24. A male of noble birth could become a knight but the farthest a peasant could go is a being a squire. God Bless!!
Yes. As a citizen of a country that still has royalty - I could conceivably still become a knight. This is more than just an intellectual exercise. People are still becoming knight to this day.
In general, the people who became knights were the sons of nobility and knights. Technically, the king of a country could knight anybody, and everyone was eligible in that sense. There are records of people being knighted who were not members of the nobility, and there are records of women being knighted. There is a link below to a question about women knights. Some of the women described in the answer were not members of the nobility.
A squire served as a knight's apprentice, assisting with tasks such as caring for the knight's armor and weapons, accompanying the knight into battle, and learning the skills necessary to become a knight.
Ladies followed men, and they Married a lord. They could also become a knight but it was very rare.Ladies followed men, and they Married a lord. They could also become a knight but it was very rare.
=well....becoming a knight was a great honor in deed but it was not a secret.....knights had to tell because that is the only way they could serve people....but mostly women...women were very important==well....becoming a knight was a great honor in deed but it was not a secret.....knights had to tell because that is the only way they could serve people....but mostly women...women were very important=
No, Geoffrey Chaucer did not become a knight.
They have to become a page or a squire before they become a knight
For the most part a King could knight anyone he wanted to.