How to be Knight in 10 easy stages

How to be a Knight in 10 Easy Stages

轻松十步教你成为骑士

Stage 1. Become a Squire. If you'd lived in the Middle Ages, you wouldn't have gone to school. Instead, boys and girls from rich families were sent to live with another rich family in their castle or manor. They learnt how to read, write, and play a musical instrument. They learnt good manners, and had to serve their lord and lady at meal times. Boys were called Pages. Girls were called Girls.

第一步：成为侍从。如果你生活在中世纪，你不用去上学。 相反，富裕家庭的男孩女孩会被送到另一个富人家庭的城堡或庄园里生活。 他们学习阅读、写作，还有演奏乐器。 他们学习礼仪，吃饭的时候还要侍奉男主人和女主人。 男孩被称为侍童，女孩就直接叫女孩。

At the age of fourteen, a page became a squire. He would learn how to look after his master's horse and keep his armour and weapons in good order. One day he would go into battle, so he learnt how to fight. He used a wooden sword to learn hand -to -hand combat. He practiced with the longbow. He learnt how to hold a lance by running at the quintane. If he didn't get out of the way quickly, the sack of sand would swing round and hit him.

十四岁的时候，侍童就会成为侍从。 他要学习如何照料主人的马，还要把主人的盔甲和武器保养得 完好无损。 他总有一天要上战场，所以要学习怎么打仗。 他用木剑学习近身格斗。 他练习使用长弓。 他朝着刺枪靶冲刺，学习怎么握长矛。 要是他不快点躲开，沙袋就会转过来砸 到他。

Stage 2 Make a few promises When he was twenty -one, the squire's training was finished. He was ready to become a knight, but first he had to pray all night in a church. The next day, in front of lots of important people, the young squire knelt before his lord.

第二步：许下几个诺言 侍从到二十一岁的时候，训练就完成了。 他已经做好成为骑士的准备了，但首先得在教堂里祈祷一整晚。 第二天，在许多大人物的见证下，年轻的侍从跪在他的领主面前。

and made some promises. This was the code of chivalry. A knight must be brave, show courage in battle, be loyal, obey his lord and fight for him in battle, show mercy. If his enemy surrenders, the knight must spare his life. Be generous, look after his servants and share any plunder he gets in battle, show justice, be fair in everything he does, be humble, not boast about things he has done. I dub thee, knight, arise, sir green tree. Then the lord touched the squire's shoulders with a sword.

许下几个诺言。 这就是骑士精神的准则。 骑士必须 勇敢无畏， 在战场上勇往直前， 忠诚可靠， 服从领主的命令，在战场上为他奋战， 心怀仁慈。 如果敌人投降了， 骑士必须饶他一命。 慷慨大方， 照顾好自己的仆人， 还要把战场上获得的战利品分给大家， 秉持正义， 做任何事都要公平公正， 谦逊低调， 不能夸耀自己的功绩。 我封你为骑士， 起来吧，绿树爵士。 说完，领主用剑轻触侍从的肩膀。

Stage 3 Get some armour Every knight needed a suit of armour to protect himself in battle. The armour was made of metal plates shaped to fit his body. They were tied together with leather straps so he could move easily.

第三步：置办一身盔甲 每个骑士都需要一身盔甲，在战场上保护自己。 盔甲是按他的身材打造的金属甲片。 甲片用皮绳绑在一起，这样他活动起来就很方便。