| Becoming a knight was much more than a
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| | cloak which symbolized royalty. On the
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| tap on the shoulder with the flat edge of
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| | morning of the ceremony he would bathe as
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| a sword. It was often an involved process
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| | a symbol of his new purity.
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| that spanned several days. Here is an
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| | During the actual ceremony the knight
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| overview of a typical knighting ceremony
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| | would receive gifts such as spurs, a
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| in the middle ages.
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| | shield, a sword, and sometimes armor.
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| The ceremony of knighthood was the final
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| | Each of these gifts had symbolic
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| stage in a process that a man followed
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| | significance. His sponsor, who was often
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| since he was a boy. It was the symbolic
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| | a knight or a lord, would give these
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| culmination of his pursuit of proficiency
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| | gifts to him. He would say an oath and
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| on the battlefield and in the courts of
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| | swear fealty to god and to his king and
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| nobility. It marked his transition from
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| | he would affirm his devotion to the code
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| boy to man and from commoner to royalty.
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| | of chivalry. The ritual part of the
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| This ceremony was very important and had
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| | ceremony would end with the sponsor
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| a lot of symbolic significance to him and
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| | tapping the knight on both shoulders with
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| to the people around him. It focused on
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| | a sword then introducing him as "sir" to
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| three important aspects of knighthood:
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| | the nobility. This ceremony would often
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| religion, allegiance to the King, and the
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| | be followed by a large banquet.
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| code of chivalry. And it often lasted
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| | On the day after the ceremony there would
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| three days.
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| | often be a tournament for the new knight
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| On the day before the actual ceremony
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| | and his peers to show off their combat
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| there would be long meals and discussions
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| | skills and abilities with weapons.
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| with knights, clergy, and royalty about
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| | The ceremony of knighthood was a highly
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| the roles and responsibilities of a
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| | ritualistic and stylized ceremony filled
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| knight. And in the evening before the
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| | with symbolic meaning. And it was a very
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| ceremony the knight would retire alone to
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| | important part of the culture of the
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| the chapel and spend the entire night in
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| | middle ages.
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| prayer and fasting to purify him and
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| | To learn more interesting things about
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| prepare him for knighthood. He would wear
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| | Medieval Knights visit the authors
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| a white tunic, which symbolized his
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| | website at:knight-medieval.
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| purity, and over it he would wear a red
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