All in all, it was a long and pricey process.
- At about 7-years-old, a knght to be sent to a relative's castle...without his mum or dad!
- There, he learned how to ride, use weapons and behave politely. He also worked as a page, serving at dinner and doing odd jobs.
- A page learnt to use a lance by charging at a wooden target. He had to hit the middle of the shield on the traget's crossbar......without getting thumped by the sandbag on the other end.
- At about fourteen, a page become a squire. He had to help an experienced knight and follow him into battle.
- Once a squire was eighteen on and he was ready to be knightes. He must spent the night before his knight ceremony in church, praying.
- The next day, he knelt before another knight who tapped him on the neck or shoulders with his hand or sword.
- Finally, he was given his sword spurs, which showed that he has become a knight.
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