The Life of a Medieval Knight #middleages #history #medievalhistory #knight #knighthood

A knight’s life revolved around military service, landholding, and loyalty to a lord. Training began in youth as pages and squires learned riding, weapons, and discipline. Knighthood created a hereditary military elite supported by manorial income. Knights enforced authority as much as they fought, guarding roads, collecting rents, and maintaining order in the countryside. Warfare meant raids, sieges, and local conflicts rather than constant heroic battle. Religion and chivalric ritual shaped identity, but real power lay in land, weapons, and sworn loyalty. Knights stood at the center of medieval military and social control.