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Top 5 Facts About Knights

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spiral staircases were invented for warfare. If an enemy army invaded the castle, their knights had an extremely difficult time walking up the narrow, curving staircase while fighting.

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A knight's training was an arduous process that began at the age of seven and lasted for 14 years.

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Their end was brought about by a very simple invention called the arbalest (super crossbow)

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Chivalry was an overall system of proper knightly conduct. Its borders were loosely defined and often extended beyond the battlefield and into everyday behavior.

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Full plate armor was complex and weighed around 50 pounds. It could deflect blows from most medieval weapons.

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The crusades, Church-orchestrated war campaigns to conquer the Holy Land and seize it from the Muslims, were for centuries the main stage for knights to show their prowess.

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Since 1560, knighthood has essentially ceased to exist as a military honor.

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Being a knight was extremely expensive. The armor, the weapons, the horse, and the servants all cost an obscene amount of money, on top of normal living expenses

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Although chivalrous behavior was common at social events, not many knights kept to chivalrous ideals when they entered battle. Instead, most opted to butcher and pillage as much as they wanted.

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the concept of knighthood comes from ancient horse troops. Knights are though to have originated way back in the heyday of the Roman Empire.

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