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A boy usually of ______1__ was chosen for knighthood, but not always. A boy
started on his way to ___2___at about the age of __3__. He was sent to a ___4__
castle to be ___5__ for knighthood. This young››
trainee was known as a ___6__. During his time as a page, he learned about››
horses, __7__, weapons, __8____ and how to __9__ the meat properly››
before becoming a knight.››

Pages practiced __10___ with a sword against a wooden stake, or "___11__" to

develop muscles needed in becoming a strong knight. A page had to learn to
skillfully use a›bow and arrow for hunting and often practiced this skill by
competing›with others. Pages also had to clean the coats of __12____ by rolling
it›in a barrel filled with __13____.

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The lady of the castle taught a young page __14____ and social __15__. He
would learn how to sing, play __16___ and __17__ from the lady. The lady would
also __18____ him tor_19__ and ___20___.
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At the age of __21______ the page became a __22_. A squire was responsible for
dressing the knight for battles and __23__. The squire was responsible for taking
care of the knight's __24__ and weapons as well as becoming skilled in the use
of the armour as well as the weapons.›A squire had to become skilled in using
the __25____, spear, or sword. He practiced against a wooden __26__ called a
__27__. A quintain was a heavy weighted sack or dummy in the form of a
human.

When considered ready, generally between the ages of __28__ and __29__, a
squire was __30__ a knight. This was often performed by the knight who trained
him. On the __31__ before becoming a knight, the squire __32__ his sins to a
priest. The next morning he would be dressed in symbolically colored clothes ²
red for (33), white for(34), and brown for(35). He then would take the oath
of chilvary . If a knight broke his __36___ or was
dishonorable, he was considered to be __37__.›› ›