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Hi my name is Donk lam 22 years old my father said that l should start to do regular journal entries so that when l die people can read my dairy and see how l lived my life being a knight and how l become a knight from a boy. I have a Mum, Dad, Wife and 3 children their names are Bonker Roberts, Nocker Roberts and
Zonker Roberts. I live with my family at 254 Burn-At-The-stake St. Guinevere 's Corner, England this is were my Dad and Mum grew up so the house has been in the family for many centuries and is all very close to our hearts this is why we keep it very tidy and do regular work on it so that it is still here for years to come and so my children can bring their children up here and so on. Our family name Roberts has been associated with house since the 2nd of March 892 Ad (Ce) so three and a half generations.

Journal Entry 1: How l become a knight from a boy

Becoming a knight was not something that just happened over night it was tradition for it to happen over …show more content…

The ceremony would include big feasts and big discussions with the King and the lords this was so they could get to know the kings and lords better. During the knighting ceremony the knights swear there allegiance to God and gods lords in return for this we received presents such as swords, spurs, armor and a cloak. At the end of the ceremony the knight would tap his shoulder with the flat side of a sword and he would officially become a knight. Becoming a knight was a great achievement because it was a very serious path of being a boy.

When l become a knight l felt very honoured to be a knight because it has been a long journey to get this far there has been a lot of sweat, blood and the occasional tear but that is what l had to do if l wanted to be a well respected, rich knight and not a low pad hard working

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