Medieval Simulation blogpost

I am Sir Gérard de Ridefort, Earl of Desmond. I am known as a Knight Templar's Leader or the Grand Master. My duties are to the King and my country. Knights during the Medieval ages were considered an elite group of soldiers who were important. Thus, they rode on horseback and held a lance and a sword. Knights were very important during a battle and they were usually the first to be attacked during a war. However, due to the fact that Knights rode on horses, they were able to where a lot of heavy armor to protect them. A Knight's inventory would include a lance, a double-edged sword, about 25 kg of armor and about three to five horses. Usually out of the five horses only two or three would be a warhorse. A knight also traveled with a squire and a groom. The squire was a like the Knights' servant and would clean the Knights armor and polish his weapons. Before a battle, the squire would also help to put on the Knight's armor. The groom was the man or boy, who would clean and take care of the horse. If the horse got any major injury, then the groom would look after a horse. Usually the quality and fitness of the horse depended on the groom. This gave the Knights a huge advantage over foot soldiers. The Knights could rest before a battle as the squire and groom would make sure that everything was ready for the Knight. The other advantage, was that because the Knights rode on horse back, they had more stamina and they could wear extra armor for added protection. This is why Knights were considered a major part of the military during the Medieval times.