Becoming a Knight

During the middle ages, in order to become a knight one had to go through many years of training. A knight-to-be spent at least fourteen years of his life learning the proper conduct and etiquette of knighthood. Once the years of training were completed, often an elaborate ceremony took place when the gentleman was knighted. Once knighted, the man had to live by the code of chivalry. This code had the basic guidelines of a …

…argued that to earn the rank of knighthood, it took hard work, dedication, and devotion. The time and effort that one had to exert in order to become a knight is truly commendable. The chivalric code in which they lived by was very respectable in the middle ages, as well as present day. The qualities of knighthood are still admired, and they remain as applicable in today's world as they have been in the past.