Editing Knight (section)

==Practices==
Knights are supposed to be honorable and follow the chivalric codes.{{ref|adwd|67}} They are expected to be brave and just,{{ref|thk}} and to defend the innocent,{{Ref|THK}} the weak,{{Ref|THK}} and women.{{Ref|ACOK|32}} Knights are expected to train and lead a group of [[men-at-arms]].<ref name=info/>

Knights preferably have multiple [[horse]]s, including one to travel on and another to ride in [[tourney]]s and in battle.{{Ref|THK}} Some knights refuse to name their horses, so they are less likely to feel attached to them, as horses are likely to die in battle.{{ref|tss}}{{ref|affc|27}}

The host of a tourney decides whether only knights, or also sellswords, squires, and [[freerider]]s are allowed to compete. The [[Reach]], the heart of the chivalric tradition in the Seven Kingdoms, is the most likely place to encounter a tourney only for knights.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Tourney_Rules Tourney Rules (April 29, 1999)]</ref> During the joust, the man who loses the tilt usually has to give up his armor and horse.{{Ref|thk}}{{ref|tmk}} For a poor knight, this might represent a danger. So long as a knight is armed and horsed, he remains a knight of sorts, but without, they are little more than a beggar.{{Ref|TMK}}