The Training Of Knights

Question 1

How did knights usually train

Answer 1

Due to chivalric culture knights took the development of their skills seriously. Tournaments and jousts where plentiful so knights could train. Tournaments focused on mock scale battles. Jousts where contests between two knights on hourseback.

Question 2

What where possible issues with the methods of training

Answer 2

Jousts had a chance to cause injury to a knight due to the methods of it. Tournaments encouraged individual bravery rather then team work which contributed to lack of sophistication and coordination on the battle field.

Question 3

What was a joust

Answer 3

A contest between two knights on bourse back attempting to knock the other of using lances

Question 4

What was a tournament

Answer 4

Small scale mock battles usually on horse back . Knights would be captured but most of the time not killed