1. What Is a Knight?: A knight was a heavily armored warrior from the Middle Ages who pledged his loyalty and sword to a king, queen, or lord in exchange for land and honor.

2. The Long Journey to Knighthood: Becoming a knight wasn't easy! Boys started training at age seven by working as a page doing chores and learning manners, then became a squire at age fourteen to learn how to fight in armor, before finally becoming a full knight in their early twenties.

3. Weighing a Ton in Metal: Knights wore full suits of armor made of heavy steel plates or chainmail. A complete suit of armor could weigh anywhere from 40 to 60 pounds—which is as heavy as a small kid!

4. The Famous Horseback Charge: Knights fought on powerful, specially trained warhorses called destriers, using long wooden poles called lances to charge into battle.

5. The Code of Chivalry: True knights followed a strict set of rules called chivalry, which meant they promised to be brave, protect the weak, show great manners, and always tell the truth.

6. Grand Jousting Tournaments: When there wasn't a war happening, knights practiced their combat skills by competing in jousting tournaments to win prizes and impress royalty.

7. Raising the Sword: When a ruler wanted to honor someone and make them a knight, they would gently tap the person on both shoulders with the flat side of a sword in a special ceremony called the dubbing.