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with knights as officers . ' Other ranks ' included men - at - arms ( both horsed and on foot ) , crossbow - men , archers , with support from smiths , farriers , watchmen , porters , carpenter - engineers ( q.v. ) .
with knights as officers . ' Other ranks ' included men - at - arms ( both horsed and on foot ) , crossbow - men , archers , with support from smiths , farriers , watchmen , porters , carpenter - engineers ( q.v. ) .
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He swore to be a true knight and to fulfil the obligations of his profession ( see Chivalry ) . ... Knights who were not eldest sons were mostly penniless and their possible careers tended to be limited to serving in the retinue of a ...
He swore to be a true knight and to fulfil the obligations of his profession ( see Chivalry ) . ... Knights who were not eldest sons were mostly penniless and their possible careers tended to be limited to serving in the retinue of a ...
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Knight Service highest hope in spite of the attempts of the Church to develop the notion of chivalry and ' noblesse oblige ' . If the knight was a skilful ... ( The victor usually claimed the value of the defeated knight's armour . ) ...
Knight Service highest hope in spite of the attempts of the Church to develop the notion of chivalry and ' noblesse oblige ' . If the knight was a skilful ... ( The victor usually claimed the value of the defeated knight's armour . ) ...
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