From boy to knight
Knights and Castles
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At the age of 7 they started to train wrestling, strenghtend their body, ride horses, learned to fight with spear or sword and read, write, sing, dance and they get manners.
01.01.1400Squire
At the age of fifteen or sixteen they get a squire. Squires assisted a knight who could have several squires. They had to dress the knight in the morning, serving all the knights meals, caring for the knights horses and clean the knights armour and weapons
01.01.1415Night before knight ceremony
The squire is dressed in a white tunic and red robes. Then he fasted and prayed all night. The priest blessed the future of the knight's sword and laid it on the ground of the chapel or church. Before dawn of the night the knight took a bath to show that he was pure. After that he was dressed in his best clothes. At dawn the priest heard the young man's confession
01.01.1420Knight ceremony
It took place in front of the family , friends and the nobility. The squire knelt in front of the lord,who tapped the squire lightly on each shoulder with his sword and proclaimed him a knight . After the ceremony a great feast followed with music and dancing.
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