To that end, the ordo (order) of knights harks back to a period that was far older than the established clergy of the middle ages. He was rather a result of centuries of influence and evolution that marked the social and military changes in Europe and even Asia. Now the European knight of the Middle Ages was naturally not a unique creation of that particular period. Obviously, in this article, we will cover the generalized martial scope of these warriors/social elites, and thus by ‘medieval knight’ we would denote the European knights of the middle ages who shared overlapping attributes in (mostly) military affairs. In essence, the role of a knight extended far beyond the battlefield and ranged into seemingly mundane avenues like petty judges, political advisers to even glorified farmers (at least in the initial years of the 11th century). In fact, the very term ‘medieval knight’ is a pretty generic one, and their roles across the realms and fiefs of Europe differed considerably, especially when it came to the administrative and land-holding side of affairs. Now while the reality is not far from this imagery, there was historically more to the scope of knighthood than just mowing down the ‘lesser’ infantrymen on battlefields of the middle ages.
Whenever we talk about a medieval knight our reveries cling to the resplendent image of a chivalrous warrior incredibly armored from head to toe, while being mounted atop a great warhorse.
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