Random Deaitls About Life of A Knight During Medieval Times (12 items)

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  (#3) Meals Were Mostly Meat

  Modern science has made us aware of our food's nutritional value, but people in the Middle Ages didn't know much about what they ate. Their diets consisted primarily of meat and bread, in part because they liked it, but also because they thought that vegetables were poisonous.

  Meat was expensive for the common person, so knights likely had more access to meat products than the average serf did. They then had to determine if the meat they bought from the market was safe to eat.
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  (#2) They Were Chivalrous, Sort Of

  Most people have heard about how knights adhered to a code of chivalry. Many tend to imagine chivalry in a courtly sense, with knights being polite to women. The system was actually more often a way to keep belligerent knights in line.

  One set of chivalry rules, for example, addressed seemingly straightforward situations, which included refraining from these activities: beating up priests; stealing livestock; robbing, killing, or kidnapping random people; burning down houses for no reason; and assaulting women.
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  (#11) Minstrels Entertained Them At Night

  Evenings were often a communal time, and knights and noblemen needed a way to entertain themselves in the evenings. On most nights during or immediately after dinner, a minstrel came around to tell stories or play songs. On evenings without entertainment, the men spent time together conversing.
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  (#5) They Drank Constantly

  Without easy access to clean water, most adults, including knights, resorted to drinking alcohol. Alcohol was essentially the only liquid people could drink without worrying about it being poisonous or tainted. And as with any group imbibing too much alcohol, the drinking habit could lead to violent or unsavory behavior.
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  (#12) Knights Probably Slept In Shifts

  Most knights didn't get a single, uninterrupted sleep session. In medieval times, most people slept in two shifts. They may sleep for about half the night, then wake up for an hour to pray, write, or have intercourse. Afterward, they could go back to sleep for the rest of the night.

  Waking up in the middle of the night every evening might not sound relaxing, but studies show it likely wasn't detrimental to their health.
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  (#4) Many Knights Cared A Great Deal About Fashion

  Fashion in the Middle Ages wasn't like it is now. Laws placed restrictions on the kinds of clothes people could wear. Serfs, for example, could only spend so much money on clothes because noble people, like knights, wanted to ensure they dressed better than ordinary folk.

  Knights had to be fashionable to distinguish themselves from the class below them, so they wore elaborate and fancy garbs. They also enjoyed emphasizing their crotch with large codpieces. 

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