![]() ![]() The martial training continued after that after all, a fit and capable knight who could move in heavy armour, cope with the limited vision offered by his helmet, and effectively wield a sword or lance stood a much better chance of riding away from the carnage that was the medieval battlefield. When fully trained, a squire could be made a knight by their lord, usually when between the ages of 18 and 21. A knight would have been practised at using the bow and perhaps even crossbow but, being deployed as part of a cavalry unit, did not usually use these weapons on the battlefield. Riding a horse at full gallop and cutting at a pell or wooden post with one's sword was another training technique. Another device was a suspended ring which the knight had to catch and remove with the tip of his lance. A knight had to hit the shield and keep riding on to avoid being hit in the back by the weight as it swung around. They practised with such devices as the quintain - a rotating arm with a shield at one end and a weight at the other. ![]() Young noble males would have been trained in weaponry from the age of around 10, and they would have become squires (trainee knights) from age 14. Proficiency in the use of weapons must have varied greatly between the professional knights and those performing a fixed-term of service. Young noble males would have been trained in weaponry from the age of around 10 & they would have become squires from age 14. ![]()
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