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They could not go anywhere their horses could not go. They got bogged down in soft ground, especially marshy land. The horses could be disabled by caltrops or arrows, and they often would refuse to charge into areas where they felt unsure about their footing or obstacles. Once a horse was disabled, a knight could find himself cut off and unable to retreat quickly.
They could not swim, which meant that if they had their backs to a river, they were trapped.
Arrows could go through armor. This was true of arrows from longbows and from crossbows. The English longbows were much more effective than crossbows, because their rate of fire was a multiple of that of the crossbow, and they are said to have had much greater range. The result was that huge numbers of knights were killed by archers at such battles as the battle of Agincourt. Archers with long bows were relatively easy to equip, but they required years of training because of the strength needed to shoot the bow.
Knights were expensive to equip and maintain, both in wars and in peace. Their presence in an army meant large numbers of people had to be there to care for horses, armor, and the knights. Food had to be provided for all these people. This was a logistical consideration of some consequence.
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What are bad things about Knight during middle ages?
it was bad to be a knight because you could die.
What did a boy have to do to become a knight in in the middle ages?
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.
Who was ranked below a knight in the middle ages?
A squire would be below a knight and other lesser nobles.
What symbolizes the passage from squire to knight?
Age. At the age of 21 a young noble, who had gone through the training, was made a knight.
Who was a Famous knight from the middle ages?
sir walter smith
When does a boy get knighted in the Middle Ages?
At the age of 21 he becomes a knight.
What is Matthew Knight's middle name?
Matthew Knight does not have a middle name
What is the motto of the middle class in the Age of Invention?
Very very simple, "A knight every night" amirite
Who had boys sent to military at age seven?
The nobility of Middle Ages Europe sent their boys for training as knights to another noble. The boy would start out as a page to a knight and as he grew would learn the skills of a knight. At the age of 21 he became a knight.
At what age did a young boy become a squire in the middle ages?
13-14 years old and a knight at 21.
What is a sentence for knight?
A knight was a mounted warrior in Europe in the middle ages.
What are facts about a knight in the middle ages?
the first stage was a page then a squire and lastly a knight
Order the age knight page squire?
Page squire then knight
What was Philip Wrigley's middle name?
knight
What is Phil knight's middle name?
Hampson
Could a Lord be a Knight in the Middle Ages?
no
What means the protector of the kingdom?
Usually a knight in the Middle Ages, who protects the royalty, land, and people.
