Investigate the defenses and life in medieval castles and the chivalrous and heroic actions of best-known knights.

Chivalrous protectors as well as mercenaries, medieval knights could be loyal and humble, but also selfish and violent. Delve into their world and find out which segment of society became knights, how they were trained, why they fought, what they wore, and what weapons they used.

"Castles may conjure up a romantic fairy tale world; however, in real life, during the Middle Ages, castles were fortresses, providing shelter and protection for the lord as well as for the peasants who lived on his land. For an army, a lord depended on young soldiers in armor called knights who spent years at the castle learning the skills of warfare"--