It also involves instruction in fighting on foot with a variety of weapons, though primarily with a sword and shield learning the mathematics behind siege engines tactics, strategy, the code of chivalry and its history training to read and write in two languages (Sindarin accepted as one of the two only for commoners or those whose Sindarin is deficient ) and two skills other than fighting, which may be practical (medical care, horse-breeding and training) or courtly (scribing, dancing). Common-born soldiers may also be accepted as esquires, usually after proving themselves in battle.Įsquire training includes training in basic horsemanship for those who need it, but its primary aim is to train men to fight from horseback with lance, sword, and shield. Esquire Īt age sixteen, young men of the nobility may become esquires. Young boys may become pages at Dol Amroth and serve in a lord's hall, during which time they are taught the basics of riding and horsemanship, as well as being taught the fundamentals of fighting. Common soldiers may undergo Swan Knight training by invitation. Children of noble families may pass through up to two preparatory stages of training.

There are two routes to becoming a Swan Knight.

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