Connections To Knighthood

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Knights are recognized in society as men that possessed great skills in combat and who followed the Code of Chivalry. It is possible for any freeman to become a knight. However, training and equipping a knight with a worthy steed and weapons was very expensive. Therefore, knights would generally come from a noble and wealthy, family. A knight had to have the right connections. The first steps to knighthood began as a youth.

Upbringing

A Knights upbringing would be guided by his ambition.
Till the age of 7 a boy would live in the home of his mother and father. During which time he would learn basic manners and to learn the role of the knight.
He would play games to mimicking the role of a knight.
He would have wooden

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