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Why would you not become a knight?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Knighthood didn't bring many benefits. While a knight was given a salary much larger to that of a squire, a knight was also expected to provide his own food, buy and maintain his own armour, and to pay taxes. This therefore made it expensive.

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