Three groups of fighting men were important in the middle ages: foot soldiers, archers, and knights. The knight who visited us on the first day of school this year, Sir Karl Kindt, gave us an introduction to what it meant to be a knight in the middle ages. It is time to learn more about knights, so check out these web sites:
The Medieval Knight:
http://library.thinkquest.org/10949/fief/medknight.html#become
Sir Karl Kindt, Knight for Hire:
http://www.knightforhire.com/
Illustration of a knight (ca. 1250 C.E.) thought by some to represent
King Henry III of England...image on this web site: http://www.knightsandarmor.com/
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