HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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Detailed explanation-1: -By the time he was twenty-one, the squire might be made a knight, and hope to be given some land by his liege lord.
Detailed explanation-2: -At about age 12 he became a squire. A squire served a knight and learned how to use swords and spears. He also learned how to get around in body armor. At about age 21 the squire promised to serve a lord.
Detailed explanation-3: -A boy became a page at the age of 7 then a squire at age 14. Squires were the second step to becoming a knight, after having served as a page. Boys served a knight as an attendant, doing simple but important tasks such as saddling a horse or caring for the knight’s weapons and armour.
Detailed explanation-4: -Accordingly, a young boy earmarked by his parents or sponsor to one day become a knight had to start training young, typically as a page from the age of 10 (or even 7 in some cases), with mock weapons and basic riding skills.
Detailed explanation-5: -Carolingian age The first knights appeared during the reign of Charlemagne in the 8th century.