Middle Ages Becoming a Medieval Knight

There were two ways that a man could become a knight during the Middle Ages. The first was earning the right on the battlefield. If a soldier fought particularly bravely during a battle or war, he may be awarded knighthood by the king, a lord, or even another knight. The second way was to become an apprentice to a knight and earn the title through hard work and training. No doubt many young men growing up in the Middle Ages dreamed of becoming a knight, but only a few could afford to become knights. The first requirement of a knight was someone who could afford a knight's weapons, armor, and war horse. These items weren't cheap and only the very rich could pay for them. Knights were also people from the noble or aristocratic classes.

Nelson Mandela

Mandela is known as a hero due to his willingness to die for his beliefs, the sacrifices he made of personal freedom and watching his children grow up during his imprisonment, as well as for his ability to forgive his oppressors. He spent 27 years in prison at Robben Island, Upon his release in 1990, Mandela chose to advocate for peaceful reconciliations with then president F.W. de Klerk while South Africa was immersed in violent protests against apartheid. When he became president in 1992, Mandela continued to work toward democracy and easing racial tensions in South Africa.

THE LEGEND OF GELERT

In Malaysian folkore, a similiar story involves a tame bear, kept by a Malay hunter as the guardian of his young daughter.as in the story of Gelert, the hunter returns home from an expedition and finds his daughter gone and the bear has devoured his daughter, the hunter kills it with his spear, but later finds the body of a tiger killed by the bear in defence of the hunter's daughter, who shortly emerges from the jungle, from where she took refuge.