The Knight in Battle

Battle was what a knight trained and yearned for from his first days as a page. Fortunately for the knight, there was never any shortage of battles in medieval Europe, providing a virtually infinite number of training opportunities for freshly-trained knights eager to hone their offensive and defensive skills, amass wealth, and gain fame.

While most of us tend to imagine great pitched battles with two mighty armies crashing against one another in a glorious charge, such battles w[image error]ere actually f...