by A.J.
by A.J.
When a boy born by a knight's wife turned six or seven, he was sent from home to a nearby castle to train to become a knight.
A page was the first step to becoming a knight. The page helped dress the lord in his armor. A page trained by playing games like wrestling, piggy-back wrestling, sword practice with a wooden sword and a tiny, round shield called buckler, and practice jousting using a quintain. He also learned to become a facloner. The lady of the manor taught him table manners.
A page would become a squire when he was fourteen. A squire would carry the lord's weapons and shields to touraments or battles. A squire was the knight's personal servant. After forty days to a year, a squire became a knight.
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