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Knight Life

Page – A boy born by a Knight turns six or seven is sent from his home to a near by castle.Helped dress the lord and learned mannersReligious training from the Chaplin

Squire – If page shows promise at age fourteen becomes a squire. Also known as a Knights personal servant.Prayed every nightLearned swordsmanship

Becoming A Knight

Initially chain mail over body but later full plate armorWeighed 20-30 poundsPut plate armor only in sensitive areas

Helmets fully or partially covered the faceUsually had crest

Shield Wood or Metal

Armor

Great (long) sword – Two handed sword / larger

Battle Ax Pole Ax – used to strike opponents headDagger – back up swordLance – long and usually made out of wood.

Had spikes on the end.Bow and Arrow – Longbow, CrossbowWar Horse

Weapons

Knights faced each other with lances faced toward opponent.

Charged at each other and separated by only a wooden fence.

Object was to knock opponent off horse with a lance

Many knights died Armor was hot and weighed around 50 pounds Highlight of castle lifehttp://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=z64AzHIdgKw&feature=related

Jousts

The church told their people that God willed them to travel to Jerusalem to retake it from the Muslims.

Many knights died of hungry, thirst, and disease.

Usually took vows

Went to get healed of their sinsMisconception by the church

Crusades

Income received a fief (income in exchange for

services)Pillaging

ExpensesHorseWeaponsArmor

Income And Expenses

Knights believed in the code of chivalryThey were expected to be humble and

courteous – especially to women Did not extend to peasants “They could sometimes even rape young

peasant women without fear of reprisal, all because they were part of the upper class.” (The Medieval Knight)

Chivalry

www.middle-ages.org/uk/daily-life-knight-middle-ages.htmwww.kyrene.org/schools/brisas/sunda/ma/mahome.htmhttp://www.google.com/imgres?

q=crusade&hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1440&bih=719&tbm=isch&tbnid=Rl2kirdByJycCM:&imgrefurl=http://byzantineee.blogspot.com/2010/10/first-crusade-by-steven-runciman.html&docid=F-TKOmbRILOavM&w=313&h=303&ei=AxeGTvahDOndiAK6r52dDA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=564&vpy=378&dur=60&hovh=221&hovw=228&tx=168&ty=140&page=1&tbnh=158&tbnw=161&start=0&ndsp=23&ved=1t:429,r:18,s:0

http://library.thinkquest.org/10949/fief/medknight.html

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