The knight followed the code of chivalry. He promised: ● To be truthful, generous and loyal ● To be courteous to the poor ● To protect women and children.
The ceremony of knighthood: dubbing the knight
Assessing Your Learning
1. What were knights? 2. What were the three stages in the training of a knight?
3. What was the code of chivalry?
Jousting Medieval People – Those Who Worked
Explore what life was like for peasants in medieval times
The medieval peasant The lords and knights divided their land into manors. A manor was a village and the land around it. ● A knight kept some of the land for his own use (the demesne) and rented the rest to peasants. The knights used bailiffs or stewards to run the manors.