Knight Errant

A knight who has gone to earn renown in wars, tournaments , jousts , or through adventures encountered in wandering travels. The knight errant was largely a figure of romance , but young knights in the middle ages did have a great need for such travels, since they stood to inherit nothing if they were a younger son. These knights formed themselves into small companies of knights who hired themselves out in wars or competed in tournaments to earn the ransoms available for captured knights. Using their winnings and their reputations, they might be able to attract the attention of a lady or of a noble lord and thus secure their future.