Stages_Of_Knighthood

Stages Of Knighthood Knighthood was a trend that began during the 11th century as a professional association. It included only those who could afford to make and maintain the heavy capital investment required by mounted warfare – that is horse and armor fighting. Knights usually came from the nobles – the great land-owning families. During the first half of the 12th century religion influenced knights to follow a certain code of behaviors called Chivalry. During the last half of the 12th century literature provides a model for the knightly community, as well as a way of glorifying it. At the age of four a noble’s son entered a kind of school to learn to read and write. He would learn the Code of Chivalry: Prowess, Justice, Loyalty, Defense, Courage, Faith, and Humility. When he reached the age of around seven his father, or sometimes his uncle, would take over as teacher in his path to be a great knight. At this age the young boy is called a Page. He would be taught how to handle weapons and how to defend himself. He would get up early in the morning and work at during, age, teacher, squire, knights, knight, boy, become, young, weapons, way, skills, learn, fighting, code, chivalry, century, battle, years, work, uncle, tournaments, take, table, seven, off, now, mealtimes, little, ladies, knighthood, horses, horse, handle