A Knight in the Middle Ages

Page (young servant) - If a boy was to become a knight, at around seven years old he was sent to work as a page in the noble household of the Liege Lord (subject owing allegiance to a feudal sovereign). There he worked for around seven years. 

 

During this time, he followed a strict code of conduct, becoming a servant to a knight, responsible for dressing him, cleaning clothes and weapons, and waiting at table. He may also have been used as a messenger. In return he received food, lodgings and education and learnt the basics of combat. He became an apprentice squire. 

 

Squire - At around fourteen years of age a page moved on to become a squire, assigned to work with a specific knight for the completion of his training. He became a servant and an apprentice to the knight, also becoming a teacher to the next page. 

 

A squire trained and went into battle with a knight. A squire needed to prove that he had the ability to become a knight. 

 

A squire had many tasks including: 

 

Not every squire became a knight but if they did it would be at around the age of twenty-one.