Knights are divided into two levels: knights and apprentice knights. Knights are also called Knights of the Square Banner. They were generally wealthy lords. During the battle, he held a rectangular banner (probably carried by the attendants), followed by the troops of his castle.
The trainee knights are called Bachelors, or apprentices, and form a smaller queue to follow the main force. They need to accumulate experience and master more combat skills. The banner of the apprentice knight is also rectangular, but the end is split into a swallow tail. After they have achieved considerable achievements, they can request an upgrade from the commander. So the herald cut off the swallowtail on his flag and upgraded him to a knight.
Before the apprentice knight there was the squire. When aristocratic children are about 14 years old, they are sent to knight schools (usually castles) to serve as squires and follow the older knights in battles, but they will not participate in dangerous frontline battles. They usually work as servants; or they serve the hostess and study. etiquette. When they reach adulthood, they become apprentice knights.
Knights belonged to the lowest level of the aristocracy and usually only owned a small fief (manor). He is a full-time soldier who fights for the lord he is loyal to.
In medieval Europe, knights were the only aristocratic titles that civilians could obtain. After receiving the approval of the lord for their military exploits, they could be directly promoted to a knight from a commoner. However, medieval aristocrats had strong ideas and attached great importance to blood and blood. origin, so in fact this rarely happens.
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The theoretical analysis of the bipolar world points out that knights were loyal guards who protected the interests of the Christian church and maintained the feudal order in medieval Europe. The political foundation of Christianity's dominance of medieval Europe was knights.
It takes 14 years of hard training for a boy to become a knight. During this period, the boys who were trained initially had to serve as page boys and learn etiquette with the lord's wife. Later, they had to learn the "seven skills of knights" (swimming, spear throwing, fencing, riding, hunting, chess, and poetry), and they also had to serve the lord Or the job of training him as a knight.
After becoming a knight, he must abide by the "chivalry spirit", such as being loyal to the king or lord, protecting the church, women and children, hoeing the strong and supporting the weak, and fighting bravely.
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