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This article is a well written summary of how one became a medieval knight, and what was expected of one’s conduct ever after.

If you’d like to see the 14th-century process of being dressed in armour, here on You Tube is the site to go to.

And if the composition and wearing of a knightly girdle intrigues you, then I recommend this very detailed and illustrative video by Ian LaSpina (go down the page): 

This is all very interesting for someone (like me!) who is not an expert on such things but still likes to know about it. Especially when everything about knighthood was so very revered and respected in the medieval period. Being a knight was the lodestone of these men’s very existence.