The Training of a Knight

Medieval knights were generally born into families of knights or title lords. Thus, they were raised with the goal of knighthood in mind. An aspiring young knight was raised by the women in his own house until he reached the age of seven or eight. At that point, he was sent to the household of the local lord, along with other young men, to learn how to be a knight and live within the knightly brotherhood. 

[image error]Young knight-hopefuls began their training as pages. They learned how to serve at the...