“knights” were historically just soldiers that followed the king around and got a bit of land for it
the next time you venture into fantasy, remember that no knights have showered in the last month because there are no showers in some random bavarian forest
“knights” were historically just soldiers that followed the king around and got a bit of land for it
the next time you venture into fantasy, remember that no knights have showered in the last month because there are no showers in some random bavarian forest
That’s not true.
Participating in a religious genocide was one of the basic requirements for true knighthood, everyone else was just a wannabe.
Like how Grand Wizards aren’t real wizards.
You know there’s a large number of people who are specifically down for that
and NO knight is living to 33
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Marshal,_1st_Earl_of_Pembroke
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Götz_von_Berlichingen