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Knights
From the Court of Arthur and the Round Table to Ivanhoe, from fire-breathing Dragons to Damsels in distress, No, not really, The life and times of a Knight during the Middle Ages. It's not so romantic as you have been lead to believe.
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What are European knights battle uniform and weapons?
The European knights wore a suit of armor and their weapon is a sword
What is the name of the school knights went to?
They didn't go to a school at all.
Their education would start either in a church or by thier mother or wet-nurse where there would learn to read (but not write) then by the age of seven a boy's father and his friends will teach him to ride and hunt, build fires, look after the horses etc: to build up the boy's frame and make him stronger. In the meantime he would learn the basics of looking after his father's estate.
By the time he would be 12-13 he'd be training with weapons and finally getting ready for knighthood.
If a man has been knighted are you required to call him a sir?
Yes but not in the way you would call a teacher your boss or a military officer "sir"
In those curcimstances saying sir is just a plesentry however when addressing a knight it is their title; you cant be born to be a knight unlike other titles such as Baron or Earl you have to be raised to knighthood and have to earn it.
If you were to speak to a knight the proper form would be to say "Sir" and then their first name so if Sir John Fastolf asked you to fetch the wine you should reply
"Yes, Sir John"
Why did a knight wear a breast plate?
A knight wore a breastplate so they wouldn't get stabbed in their heart or lungs. Any wound on the chest was considered fatal.
Can you still get a job as a knight?
Only as a performer, not as a soldier. Check out the Excalibur Hotel in Las Vegas
Why couldn't women become knights?
Women could become knights.
Please use the link to the related question below for more information.
Young Noble boys who showed promise started knight training around 7 or 8 years old. As they approached their teens they were made Squires to a knight. Some stayed and others would leave the "program". A young man became at knight at 21. An interesting bit of trivia about knights is that they were not allowed by law to wear rings.
Many of the early knights were little more than thugs for the local Nobility and were more like the mafia than the shiny knight in armour that we think of from stories. It wasn't until the Church stepped in and made the knights vow before relics of Saints that they would no long harm or kill widows, children or the elderly that some order was brought to the knighthood.
Why did kings give land to knights and lords?
In return, the knights promised to fight on the king's behalf.
Why do you think it was important for knights to follow a strict set of rules?
because they were ruled under a king and the king could punish them for disobeying.
Knights treated woman with respect and honor as they were trained to.
Why was john walker made a knight?
He was made a knight for his service to sport throughout New Zealand and his service to youth charity with his foundation the John Walker Find Your Field Of Dreams
Depending of the knight's properties, if a knight had a castle he would live in his castle, if he had just a small house he would live in that house.If the knight was in service to a King or Lord than he would live at the King or Lord's court or wherever he was comanded to.
The Bayeux Tapestry shows many examples of Norman horsemen's typical wear. The standard armor for them was a knee length mail shirt. Chain mail is a type of armor made up of tiny interwoven metal chains.
What armor in medieval times did the knights use?
That depends on the time period. Officially, the medieval period lasted from the 11th century through to the 16th century. In this time, armour evolved from simple maille, to transitional plate, and finally, the full plate harness. If you can give a more specific century, I'll be able to give specific styles of armour.
