Because they were the best warriors
The knights followed codes of behavior that stressed loyalty to their lords and served examples of virtue to people of lower classes. Each was a member of a specially trained warrior class that provided protection to people in feudal societies.
No. Knights were nobility ( anyone who wasn't nobility couldn't be a knight) and they were about 10% of the population. The largest population of people were the peasant class.
Peasants were at the bottom level of feudal society.
how is feudal japanese society structured
Peasants were at the bottom level of feudal society.
Knights lived by a strong code of behavior called chivalry.
Knights lived by a strong code of behavior called chivalry.
In feudal Europe, the knights pledged their loyalty to the king. They fought for the king and the kingdom.
For the most part, the people of feudal society were very religious.
In a feudal society, serfs had to pay lords with crops
No. A feudal society is when there is a caste system (sort of). It is when there's a small ruling class, a slightly larger upper class of important people, a middle class, and a huge lower class. It is impossible for someone to change classes.
The knights served their King.---