Knights were heavily armored soldiers who fought on horseback during the Middle Ages. Only wealthy nobles could afford to be knights, as the armor, weapons, and war horses were very expensive. The primary role of a knight was to fight battles for their lord, using weapons like longswords, lances, and blunt weapons from horseback, similar to samurai in Japan. Originally, knights protected pilgrims during journeys to holy lands, but after the Crusades they became a lower order of nobility, often receiving land and titles from their lord in exchange for service.

1. Knights
Medieval Times

2. What are Knights?
-The knights were heavily armored soldiers who rode on horseback. Only the wealthiest nobles
could afford to be a knight. They needed very expensive armor, weapons, and a powerful war
horse. The first knights of the Middle Ages fought for Charlemagne, the King of the Franks, in
the 700s.

3. What is the role of a medieval knight?
The primary role of a knight in medieval society was to fight battles for his lord, similar to
that of the samurai of Japan. Knights were an elite class of warriors that specialized in
armored combat from horseback and used weapons such as the longsword, lance, dagger
and various blunt weapons.

4. What is the job of a knight?
Originally, knights were monastic orders of warriors whose job was to protect pilgrims during their
journeys to holy lands. After the Crusades, the accumulated wealth and fortune of knights turned them
into a lower order of nobility, often vassals to a lord who were paid with land holdings and titles.

5. What was it like to be a knight in the Middle
Ages?
The Knights job in the Middle Ages centred around enhancing their Knightly skills
in the use of weapons, horsemanship and medieval warfare. ... These sons of the
Middle Ages nobles were sent to live in the castle of their liege lord and
commence their education and learn the skills required as a Knight.