The Ascension into Knighthood The process of becoming a knight in the middle ages took years of dedication, and self-sacrifice. One must have, from their seventh birthday, started to train and focus on what it truly meant to become a knight. That would require learning skills necessary to use weapons later in life such as the battle axe, sword, and dagger. Along with these newly introduced topics of education, it was common for upcoming knights to leave their families to stay with relatives, or even strangers for said training. The life of a knight was wholly dedicated to learning his craft and was definitely not an easy path to take.
Prospective knights were young men that almost always came from noble or extremely wealthy families. These families had to possess such great amounts of money, as well as have useful connections due to the fact that training …show more content…
Even though squires were still children/ young adults, “they were seen as men capable of fighting in battles.” An element of danger was added to their lives (Becoming 1). They would, like an apprenticeship, serve under knights to better learn from them. The skill of horseback riding was improved with frequent practice and involved using a lance for the procedure of ‘quintain’ (Becoming 1).
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Quintain was comprised of hitting a dummy swinging from a tree, while attempting to not get hit yourself or knocked off your horse. Wooden swords would also make a reappearance in training, but playfighting turned into more serious battles. A high stamina and general fitness level was required, along with strength despite size. There was also a greater emphasis on the Code of Chivalry.
The Code of Chivalry was for the most part unofficial, and varied depending on the knight and his location. But the generally accepted Code of Chivalry looked a bit like
Prospective knights were young men that almost always came from noble or extremely wealthy families. These families had to possess such great amounts of money, as well as have useful connections due to the fact that training …show more content…
Even though squires were still children/ young adults, “they were seen as men capable of fighting in battles.” An element of danger was added to their lives (Becoming 1). They would, like an apprenticeship, serve under knights to better learn from them. The skill of horseback riding was improved with frequent practice and involved using a lance for the procedure of ‘quintain’ (Becoming 1).
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Quintain was comprised of hitting a dummy swinging from a tree, while attempting to not get hit yourself or knocked off your horse. Wooden swords would also make a reappearance in training, but playfighting turned into more serious battles. A high stamina and general fitness level was required, along with strength despite size. There was also a greater emphasis on the Code of Chivalry.
The Code of Chivalry was for the most part unofficial, and varied depending on the knight and his location. But the generally accepted Code of Chivalry looked a bit like