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O'Brien,
Patrick
THE MAKING OF A KNIGHT : HOW
SIR JAMES EARNED HIS ARMOR
Watertown, Mass. : Charlesbridge,
1998
IL 3-6 RL 5.8
ISBN 0881063541
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age seven, is sent from his family manor to a nobleman's castle to begin
his training for the knighthood. He begins his training as a page
who must learn reading, writing and manners, as well as horsemanship, archery
and swordplay. After seven years he becomes a squire to a powerful
knight, who trains him in falconry and the arts of war. Finally he
is knighted, finds romance and goes to seek his fortune. (Jeannie
Bellavance bellavance@erols.com.
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Pennsylvania
Young Reader's Choice Awards) |
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SUBJECTS:
Knights and knighthood -- Fiction
England -- Social life and customs, 1066-1485 -- Fiction
Middle Ages -- Fiction |
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