knights and knighthood

In alternate chapters, eighteen-year-old Sir Michael Sevenson, an anachronistic knight errant, and seventeen-year-old Fisk, his street-wise squire, tell of their journey to Ruesport, Fisk's home town, to investigate blackmail and a series of suspicious fires.

When she became a knight, eighteen-year-old Kel hoped to be given a combat post, but instead she finds herself named commander of an outpost of refugees, where she must face the unnatural forces of the evil Balyce.

After becoming a squire to Lord Raoul, commander of the King's Own, Kel of Mindelan, must face a terrifying test in the Chamber of the Ordeal before she can be a knight.

Keladry of Mindelan continues her training to become a squire with the aid of a new maid, the support of her friends, interference from some other pages, and some serious, even dangerous opposition.

Twelve-year-old William uses the magic token to return, through the toy castle in his attic, to the medieval land of Sir Simon, which is now menaced by a skeleton ship bearing a plague of ravenous rats.

A retelling of the adventures of an idealistic country gentleman and his squire who set out like knights of old to search for adventure and right wrongs.

Traces the history of knights from the early middle ages through the end of the fifteenth century, with information on their training, duties, the castles they lived in, and their role in medieval society.

Text, illustrations, and primary source quotes provide an overview of the life of a typical knight in medieval civilization, discussing becoming a squire, invitation to the castle, jousting, battlefield tactics, weaponry, pilgrimage, knightly duties, and other related topics, and including a time line, a glossary, and a list of resources.

Presents an illustrated history of the chivalry, jousts, weapons, training, and battles of knights and the various designs and construction of castles from the Middle Ages, and covers siege warfare, the code of honor, and more.

Discusses the age of knighthood, covering such aspects as arms, armor, training, ceremonies, tournaments, the code of chivalry, and the Crusades.