Knight Yourself
The 7 Virtues of Knighthood
Once, a squire was granted ‘Knighthood,’ which meant, in the Middle Ages, the ability to bare arms for the church, he took up the responsibilities that it entailed. Those responsibilities were displayed in 7 main virtues - courage, honour, justice, mercy, generosity, faith and nobility.1
In order to be granted Knighthood, a ceremony took place. This ceremony was a deeply religious one. It’s process included body preparation on the soon-to-be Knight’s behalf, wearing symbolic clothing, kneeling by the alter for up to 10-hours in silent prayer, a mass, the reading of vows, and finally the ‘dubbing’ into Knighthood.2
We don’t live in medieval times anymore. We have running water, plumbing and electricity. However, the 7-main virtues of Knighthood stand true (courage, honour, justice, mercy, generosity, faith and nobility). We don’t need a special ceremony to start displaying these virtues. And we do not need a king to give us their blessing in order to begin our own personal adventure.
Today, you don’t need anyone to tell you you’re ready. The timing will never be perfect. You’ll never have studied enough or trained enough for the start of your adventure.
There will always be an excuse why you should wait to begin.
The dragon’s not getting any smaller. Whatever you need to do in order to dub yourself a Knight, do it, and get to work.
https://www.reliks.com/virtues-of-knighthood/#:~:text=The%207%20virtues%20of%20knighthood%20continue%20to%20hold%20relevance%20even,and%20contributing%20positively%20to%20society.
https://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/medieval-knights/knighthood-ceremony.htm#google_vignette