What is a knight? What is the concept of knighthood all about? Knighthood exists.
in two places simultaneously--in the world and in our imagination. We can speak of ideals.
versus realities, probably the central problem with knighthood and the chivalric ideals.
Swords, horses, jousts, armor, castles, fair maidens, kings, queens "these are the words.
that come to mind when people mention the word knight. The mental image of a knight.
embedded in everyone's minds shows an armor-clad man on a horse. The noble beings.
beneath the armor are virtually unknown to many. Behind every knight's intimidating.
physical appearance lay the values, morals, and history of chivalry that has made these.
people great historical figures. .
In the fourth century A.D. the Roman Empire fell and various barbarian tribes.
invaded Europe. One of the dominant groups was the Franks of central and Western.
Europe, who gradually expanded their power until, in A.D. 800; their leader Charlemagne.
became emperor of the West. Charlemagne and his forebears added to the number of.
horsemen in their army, giving land to mounted warriors. In the ninth century the empire,.
torn by civil wars and invasions, broke up. Powerful local lords and their mounted.
warriors offered protection to peasants, who became their serfs in return. In this feudal.
system, which first developed in Western Europe, the lords themselves owed allegiance to.
greater lords, and all were bound by oaths of loyalty. All these lords, and some of the men.
who served them, were knights - warriors who fought on horseback. .
By the 11th century, a new social order was formed by armored knights, who.
serve a local lord, count, or duke, and were in turn served by serfs (Gravett, 40). How.
were knights made? When boys of noble birth who were going to become knights were.
around seven years old, they were usually sent away to a nobleman's household, usually of.
his uncle or great lord, to be a page. There they were taught how to behave and how to.
KNIGHTS Knights were a large part of history during early and late medieval periods. ... Other knights were the king's knights and they are people that were raised to become knights. ... Only knights could take part. ... Also the knight's colors or his king's colors were placed onto the knight's armor and horse. ... Probably the most well known knights were the Knights of the Round Table. ...
The Knight The pilgrim I found to be most interesting in The Canterbury Tales was the Knight. ... The Knight not having a prologue for himself shows, once again, that he is devoted to living his life as an honorable knight. ... The Knight's tale is also a love story. ... The Knight's tale suggests how he has gone through his life following the proper form of a knight. ... Many of the details in the Knight's tale prove that living a chivalrous life was the Knight's priority and he molded his life practicing those virtues. ...
This all lead to the start of the medieval knight era in Western Europe. ... By giving his oldest son the deed, there was a rise in the knight's standing as opposed to being just a soldier Training as a knight started at an early age. Most often a knight was trained by a relative or a lord. ... While the young boy was training as a knight he was known as a "squire." ... Eventually those young knights evolved into the knights we know today, the metal plated soldiers of medieval lore. ...
These are all characteristics of both the skilled samurai, and the powerful knights. ... The knights were people of very high stature in society. ... Knights controlled land and the land was managed by peasants. ... The knights led them into the battle though. ... Though the knights" code was strict, it did not compare to that of the samurai. ...
There would be no point in having samurai and knights if there were no weapons. The samurai used many weapons as did the knights. ... Swords were also the most used and important weapon of the knight. ... Knights also carried a mace. ... Knights also used bows. ...
The movie "A Knights Tale" a peasant convinces everyone that he is really of noble birth and I a knight so he can compete in jousting competitions so he can make money and become wealthy. So he perceives and believes that he himself is really a knight and changes everyone's perception of him from being a peasant to a knight of noble birth. ... Now he has had a taste of competing as a knight he believes himself to be a knight and continues to act so he and the other servants of the dead knight continue on to other tournaments. The other servants continue to train him as a knight. ... ...
Among the characters included in this introductory section is the Knight. Chaucer initially refers to the knight as "a most distinguished man" and, indeed, his sketch of the knight is highly complimentary. ... Clearly, the knight possesses an outstanding character. ... Norman Schwarzkof a latter day knight. ... The Knight tells a tale of courtship and chivalry, focused on the deeds of soldiers and a princess, the social milieu in which the Knight travels. ...
In the "Prologue-, the narrator first introduces the Knight, due to his high class. However, from the beginning a careful reader notices the sarcasm and flippant language the knight uses. ... Then Miller then proceeds to tell a story that parallels the Knight's, yet serves to parody chivalry and undermine the Knight's tale. 3 The Miller begins his tale in the same general form, using the same third person point of view as the Knight. ... To match Emily in the Knight's tale, the Miller introduces Alison, his fair maiden who mocks the Knight's Emily as well as all fi...
