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Knights are generally thought of as chivalric warriors upon horses with swords drawn riding into battle, while in truth, knights started out as young men hired into service by rich nobles and warlords with needs to fill out their own personal armies. In the beginnings of the 8th century chaos and danger ran rampant through Western Europe. The people had minimal protection from conquering hordes. It became evident to the local lords that they were going to be needing protection. The lords began mulling over the idea of hiring younger local men to act as a defensive force. Local lords soon started paying young men to protect the people from conquering parties of the outside. The lords decided it wou