Knight's Roles In Medieval England

Throughout the years knighthood has changed depending on what the people need and expect during that time period. They also vary on their manners, duties, ages, and skills. Kids start training since the age of seven, especially if they want to be in the arms profession. Start out by serving their fathers, around the age of 12, they then move onto serving the house receiving more advanced instructions in military subjects and morals. The original medieval nights were originally servants who kept their lords lands after they served in their lords armies. With time christian values were added to knighthood “involving respect for the church, protection of the poor and the weak, loyalty to one’s feudal or military superiors, and preservation of personal honour” (Knight 3). These became known as the knights orders they followed to achieve greatness.

“Lanval” by Marie de France and “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” by Geoffrey Chaucer are both medieval romances that put a knight on trial by a queen’s court for his treatment of a lady. Throughout the course of this paper, readers will get the opportunity to travel back in time to the Middle Ages and that during the twelfth-century women were superior to men, specifically in their relationships and marriages; however, today men dominant individuals, especially in working world.

Knights are one of the most mistaken figures of the medieval era due to fairytales and over exaggerated fiction novels. When medieval knights roamed the earth, it was known that they were only human and, like humans, had faults. These knights did not always live up to the standards designated by society. However, in The Canterbury Tales, the knight is revealed as a character that would now be considered a knight in shining armor, a perfect role model in how he acts and what he does. Modern day people see them as chivalrous figures instead of their actual role as mounted cavalry soldiers. As time passes, the idea of what a knight is changes from a simple cavalry soldier to a specific type of behavior.

Usually if a boy’s father was a knight or was of a noble family, he would automatically become a knight. Sometimes, if a man proved that he was good on the battlefield then he was pronounced a knight. Young boys, usually age seven, were sent to castles or to wealthy people’s houses. There, they

In this paper I will discuss the ideas, cultures, characteristics of the Middle Ages are referenced and how their presence interlocks in the work. Sir Gawain’s quest covers his obligation to have success on the test of becoming a Green Knight. This would help have return blow for the following Christmas. Because the Green Knight proposed a challenge, Gawain was required to follow the terms of the agreement. The journey to find the Green Knight is a sequence of temptations. He lodges at the Castle Bertilak, and completed bargains with his host. Gawain will exchange anything he gambles on with the Bertilak catches on the hunt.

They were given the arduous task of protecting the pheasants. They also protected everyone else that lived on the land of the baron or noble. Knights were hired by the baron to protect his land from the vikings and barbarians. They were payed money for their services. If a viking raiding party tried to raid the land of the noble, then the knights would defend the fief. They would protect the pheasants, the baron, and the family of the baron. The easiest way to become a knight would be to be a son of the noble. They wore heavy metal armor and carried a sword. The knights lived in the castle of the noble, but on the lower

“In the early middle ages Knights were just common men who rode horses and fought in armor to protect the kings land(tlj2)”. They also trained on them, It helps the English army prepare for war, both men and women played in the hunting games. The rewards for hunting were really for the nobles to show off horses, hawks, clothing and weapons. They hunted bears, boars and other wild animals.

Knighthood training was a hard and important process during the Middle Ages. Training began at a young age, while manners and basic education were taught at home. When they turned seven, boys were sent to castles, homes of rich lords, or family relatives to begin their knighthood training. From the ages of 7 to 14, these boys carried the role of a medieval page. Once the boy turned 15 until the age of 21, he was a squire.

A knight, when thought of are commonly associated with Chivalry. Chivalry is it code that thing knight and Nobles must follow, although not all people during the Medieval Ages follow the code of chivalry. The code was for the upper class, not indigents such as the surf for the peasants. Those who followed the code of Chivalry we're expected to fight in defense of an honorable cause, which is why the code was used for the upper-class rather in the lower class who had no time to bother with such ideas. By using this code the upper class could make themselves more laudable by accomplishing feats that followed this code. Chivalry also help keep the nobles and knights from staying in a benighted state, as it helped better their treatment of women

A knight is a man who served his sovereign or lord as a mounted soldier in armor. They were well-trained fighters, “knights were military retainers, often of humble means, but defined by their military vocation and their ability rather than any lineages”( Richard). They surfaced in the Middle Ages because it was a time when Lords needed protections along with their territories. To become a knight was not easy there were many steps towards fulfilling knighthood. Not only did it take years of training to become a knight, but it also took bravery, courtesy, and honor known as chivalry and courtly love. A man without those qualities did not have what it takes to play this role. Knights of the Middle Ages were first and premier warriors who fought from horseback, wore body covering armor, and used weapons such as swords and daggers to fight and protect in battle.

Being appointed a knight was a very serious affair. These knights were expected to have all the traits of a good man. They had to be courteous to women, loyal to their king, and keep their faith in God. If they failed to honor the code of chivalry, they faced public humiliation

Knighthood in the middle ages was a key factor in the defense and slow down of corruption in the castles of several different kingdoms. Knighthood involved devoting your whole life to learning and training in combat as well as manners and generosity. Chivalry was the medieval knight’s moral code that stated that knights must be honorable, brave, kind, and generous at all times. The legend of King Arthur showed great chivalry as well as bravery and courage, and helped to spread the message of how great kings are as well as knights. Knighthood, Chivalry, and King Arthur’s legend are all prominent features in the Middle Ages and helped to better define the time period.

Knights were an important part of Medieval society. It took a lot of work to become a knight. When knight went to war they war special armor. They practice jousting to train their horses for battle.

I have always wanted to be a knight since I was a young lad. I had finally gotten that opportunity when King Alaric of the Visigoths had invaded our lands over forty years ago. We put up a good fight but Alaric ended up taking over the Western Part of the Roman Empire, and that forced my people to relocate to the East. That day I felt that I had lost everything and I did not live up to my full potential as a knight. My lord William thought differently and so he gave me another opportunity to prove myself by recruiting young men to be soldiers in my lord’s army. Training young lads to be knights was not easy; the first day that I trained them they went through about ten swords, frightened about twelve horses and almost shot the cooks through

Succinctly, a knight was a professional soldier. Professional armies had replaced the old “citizens’ armies” of the distant past. This trend was reinforced by the appearance in the 8th century of the stirrup, which made mounted men much more powerful and turned