Did Knights Fight Each Other
Two Knights Might Fight Each Other Alone (This Was Called Single Combat) While a Huge Crowd Watched and Cheered. or Else a Large Number of Knights Might Form...
Two knights might fight each other alone (this was called single combat) while a huge crowd watched and cheered. Or else a large number of knights might form two teams, like two enemy armies, and try to beat one another at jousting (fighting on horseback with a lance) and sword-fighting.
Did knights fight in battles?
In actual fact, knights did fight in battles. Interestingly, before the advent of longbows or crossbows, they were quite brazen with their tactics, prefering to charge into battle (on horseback usually) even before the main lines engaged. This is because they were literally the walking tanks of medieval history.
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Did knights kill other knights?
Yes, because war and battles are about killing and maiming enemies and enemy knights are no exception. No because armoured opponents are extremely hard to kill and even wound, and most of the actual killing was done during the rout when you could freely hack the enemy on his back.
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