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- Knight - Wikipedia
The specific military sense of a knight as a mounted warrior in the heavy cavalry emerges only in the Hundred Years' War The verb "to knight" (to make someone a knight) appears around 1300; and, from the same time, the word "knighthood" shifted from "adolescence" to "rank or dignity of a knight"
- Knight | History, Orders, Facts | Britannica
Knight, now a title of honor bestowed for a variety of services, but originally in the European Middle Ages a formally professed cavalryman The first medieval knights were professional cavalry warriors, some of whom were vassals holding lands as fiefs from the lords in whose armies they served
- KNIGHT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of KNIGHT is a mounted man-at-arms serving a feudal superior; especially : a man ceremonially inducted into special military rank usually after completing service as page and squire
- Medieval Knight - World History Encyclopedia
Requirements to become a knight included an aristocratic birth, training from childhood, money for weapons, horses and squires, and a knowledge of the rules of chivalry
- Knight - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Knights were the best soldiers in the kingdom Knights fought for lords or nobles, and got land in return They thought honour was very important, and they had a code of honour called chivalry A knight usually had a coat of arms, also called an armorial achievement
- KNIGHT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
a man given a rank of honour by a head of state in some countries because of his special achievements In the UK and some Commonwealth countries, he has the right to use the title "Sir": He is expected to be made a knight for his work at the Bank of England
- Knights | Medieval Times Dinner Tournament
Knights were medieval gentleman-soldiers, usually high-born, raised by a sovereign to privileged military status after training as a page and squire Originally knights were attendants or specialized foot-soldiers, but the status of knights was elevated around 800 A D
- How Knights Work - HowStuffWorks
Knights were medieval warriors that were highly trained from a young age Learn about knights and the process of training to become a medieval knight
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