Sir Hugo

(Posted by Josiah)

Hello everybody! Recently, I read a great book called, “A Knight’s City.” It takes the reader through the life of a man named Sir Hugo, who lived in medieval times. (That’s him in the picture, on the horse.) It starts when he was a boy, to when he became a knight.

The neat thing about this book is that it is a POP-UP!

In the middle of the book is the King’s castle. It has a drawbridge and a gate for protection. Even if an attacker gets through both, he would be trapped in the courtyard, and arrows would be fired down at him from the battlements.

During a battle, there’s a certain order of positions. In the front are the knights on horses. Behind them are men-at-arms with spears and axes. Then come the archers, with bows and arrows. Then the foot soldiers, with long spears.

Men who are attacking the castle with crossbows can shoot through full armor! Other weapons used to attack are catapults. If attackers come up the winding stairs of the castle, Sir Hugo can come around the bend and attack, pushing them back down.

This is the social order in medieval times. First you have the King and Queen, then the Bishop, Lord, Lady, and the Knight. Last are the Merchants, the Nuns, and the Peasants. This social order was on the first page of the book. It shows that the King had the most power in the kingdom, and the peasant had the least.

I enjoyed this book because I enjoy learning about knighthood, and it shares a good story of life in medieval times!