Shouldn't knights require a martial education?

[Turean]

I mean historically these were people that spent their entire lives training in armed combat. So it's weird seeing "knights" with a stewardship or learning background, no?

For that matter, perhaps there should be a minimum prowess requirement too. Knights should represent the best fighters in the realm, not just some random blokes from your court that you couldn't find any better usage for.

 

[Darvos]

Nope, knights were appointed at whim by their liege, no necessity for formal training/education, merely it helped them live longer. Knights could be wealthy and landed, or poor and unlanded, they may be granted knightood through combat, or through politics. In later medieval times they did form a class of their own, mostly out of hundreds of years of tradition and status.

 

[Cronus865]

Martial in the game is military knowledge about tactics and commanding an army. Prowess is how well someone can fight.

 

[Olden Weiss]

There were knights who didn't know much about war. Knowing about battle and knowing about war are different affairs. It doesn't take much of a strategic mind to point your spear at an enemy and gallop. As Warfare (and its associated education trait) is a stat which concerns knowledge of strategy and tactics, I don't think it's really a necessity for a knight.

As far as Prowess, there is: It's whoever your best fighters are. If you're so hard up for good fighters that you're fielding knights with 5 prowess, it means your realm's knights are below the bar. If you have nine courtiers above 11 Prowess, all your knights will have 12+ Prowess.

 

[aono]

I mean historically these were people that spent their entire lives training in armed combat. So it's weird seeing "knights" with a stewardship or learning background, no?

No. There was actually no exact difference between people of stewardship background and people of military background, and, essentially, no real system of education certification. Actually, even by seventeen century idea that a person of learning background is also the best fighter in his surrounding (as he's a prince) didn't surprise anyone.

 

[King of Zoot]

Knights were more a social class than an occupation.