At the age of fourteen, the page became a squire. He would dress the knight for battles and tournaments and had to assist the knight on the battlefield.
The squire had to become used to wearing the armour so it would become second nature to him when he wore it as a knight.
A squire had to become skilled in using the lance, spear and sword. He had to practice so that the weapon would not run through his fingers.
When the knight is considered ready, usually between the ages of 18 and 20, the squire was dubbed a knight by his own knight. He was tapped on each shoulder, reminding him of the vows he promised to uphold.
On the eve of the dubbing, a knight confessed all his sins to a priest. He was given a symbolic bath and fasted. In all white, he prayed for his armour and his weapons all night.
If a knight broke his vows, he was stripped of his knighthood and in another ceremony, he was buried, because a knight without honour is no longer alive.
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