Editing Knight (section)

===Conditions for knighthood===
Most squires are knighted some time after coming of age. Some men are knighted before then, by demonstrating their prowess in tourneys, such as Daemon Blackfyre,{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} or in battle,{{Ref|ACOK|65}}{{Ref|ASOS|4}} such as Jaime Lannister.{{Ref|ASOS|11}} Underage squires might be knighted on the battlefield as they lay dying, such as [[Tywald Lannister]].<ref name="westerlands">''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'': [http://www.georgerrmartin.com/world-of-ice-and-fire-sample/ The Westerlands (unabridged)]</ref> Men can also ask for knighthood before being executed, such as [[Trystane Truefyre]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}

The motivation for receiving knighthood can be political. [[Laenor Velaryon]] was knighted because he was to marry [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], the [[Princess of Dragonstone]], and it was thought that the prince consort of the Seven Kingdoms should be a knight.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

Knighthood can also be acquired in less honorable ways. Tales are told of knights who gained their knighthoods with favors, coin, and threats. It was said that [[Glendon Ball]] sold his [[maiden]] sister's virginity in exchange for receiving his knighthood.{{Ref|TMK}} During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], [[Perkin the Flea]] gave the honor to "every sellsword, thief, and butcher's boy", to recruit hundreds of [[gutter knights]] for Trystane Truefyre's army amid the [[riot of King's Landing (Dance of the Dragons)|riot of King's Landing]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} During the [[War of the Five Kings]], Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]] knights the men of the [[brotherhood without banners]] regardless of their station and calls them the "knights of the [[hollow hill]]".{{Ref|ASOS|34}}{{Ref|ASOS|39}}