Knight

A knight was a mounted and armoured soldier? during the European middle ages. Originally, knights were warriors on horse-back, but the title became increasingly connected to nobility and social status. Knighthood eventually became a formal title bestowed on those noblemen trained for active war duty.

Knighthood could be bestowed a man from any knight, but it was generally considered honorable to be dubbed knight by the hand of a monarch. Knights were eligable to wear a white belt? and golden spur?s as signs of their status. A knight was furthermore required to swear allegiance to a liege lord, thus becoming a part of the feudal hierarchy.

A knight was to follow a strict set of rules of conduct. Theese were the knightly virtues. The virtues included:

• Mercy
• Humility
• Honor
• Sacrifice
• Fear of God

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See also cavalry, crusade and feudalism