A knight-to-be spent at least fourteen years of his life learning the proper conduct and etiquette of

knighthood. Once the years of training were completed, often an elaborate ceremony took place when the

gentleman was knighted. Once knighted, the man had to live by the code of chivalry. This code had the

basic guidelines of a knight's behavior. This code was so respected that abiding by it brought honor and

The education of a knight began at the age of seven. This was when a boy was taken from his

home and sent to the castle of a famous noble, perhaps his father's lord. Here he served the lord and the

lady as a page until he was fourteen years old. One of the many duties of a page was to accompany the lord

and lady at all times. He also waited on them during meals, and went with them on various affairs doing

whatever was asked of him. As a page, he received religious instruction from the chaplain. The squires

taught the page fighting skills, and gave him training in arms. The mistress and her ladies taught the page

to honor and protect all women. He also learned to sin

duties. Once a knight is given a task of some sort, they are known for unwillingness to quit until the job is

armor, it is either freezing or very hot inside the huge hunk of metal. Pellinore also tells Wart of the great

tournament for the knights. This was considered one of the high points of the knights chivalric life.

done. Most knights were willing to devote their entire lives to the job at hand. Most all knights have a

Lancelot then goes insane and runs away to live an excluded life in the woods. This is a clear example of

square banner. A banneret was a knight who fought under his own banner, while a bachelor knight served

knight when he fell, and took his body away if he was injured or killed. This all lasted for the next seven

orders, such as the Knights Templars, or hire out to a richer noble as a member of his private army. As a

knight could attain this rank, the tail would be cut from his pennon or banner bearing his arms, making it a

years of the squire's life. At the end of th!

with their liege lord by paying for a substitute. This custom was called scutage.

Lancelot's love, Guenevere, discovers that they slept together, she banishes him from the kingdom.

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