Knighthood

Knighthood In this paper I will discuss the origins, importance, and decline of knighthood. The Knights of old were an extremely well respected class of medieval society. They were looked up to by serfs and peasants, and respected by nobles, because of their sense of honor and duty. They were the warriors of the Church, and they fought to uphold the law. Knights defended God, the Church, and the young, old, and infirm. They fought to defend the honor of their people and their Lord. Knights fought wars and defended the honor of the people and their lord. Knights went through rigorous training starting young ages often training into adulthood. They were bound by a strict code of honor known as chivalry. Eventually rather then hail to a lord knights formed their own orders. Shortly after knighthood declined. The word knight comes from the old English word cnight who’s meaning was a household retainer. The people of England used this word to describe French cavalry who first came to England after the Norman conquests of 1066. Knights of this time were only soldiers trained to fight on horseback. knights, knight, squire, became, during, teutonic, templars, orders, time, knighthood, church, chivalry, hospitalers, honor, founded, training, result, order, military, known, jerusalem, ceremonies, boy, become, because, word, three, saint, religious, often, lord, knighting, knighted, famous, century