The king or lord was the highest figure on the social scale in medieval times and right behind him come the knight. At the age of seven, boys left home to live in the lord’s house. Here, the boy became a Page and was cared for by the women who ran the lord’s manor. A [...]
If we look back in history, it’s easy to trace the origin of tournaments. Basically tournaments started as practice to ensure knight maintained their skills. The tournament made it possible for knights of an army to practice battle together to keep their skills honed to perfection. It was also a way for knights who were [...]
Chivalry
The word chivalry is derived from the French word, “chevalerie.” The definition of chevalerie is “the skills to handle a horse,” and this was something that was required of knights, especially when they were engaged in combat. However, the term chivalry began to mean something quite different as the Middle Ages progressed.
In 1095, the conversion [...]
