A short while ago we published a list (Top 10 HORRIFYING Facts You Didn’t Know About SAMURAI) all about the oft-romanticized samurai of feudal Japan were actually pretty awful. Today we’re turning our attention to the samurai of the west, medieval knights to explain why they too probably sucked a fat one despite pop culture’s best efforts to paint them as noble heroes who adhered to a strict policy of chivalry and being a totally awesome dude all of the time. For example, did you know that … →Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet?sub_confirmation=1 → → GET A T-SHIRT - http://shop.spreadshirt.com/toptenz →Top 10 Objects That Were Clearly Invented Just to Annoy Physics: https://youtu.be/0MVGeRa-vLo →Simon's VLOG: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvqt8j7DfPmveJp3UOk9XTg Entertaining and educational top 10 lists from TopTenzNet! Brand new videos 7 days a week! Videos are published at 6pm EST every day! Subscribe to our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TopTenz/ Other TopTenz Videos: Top 10 Incredible TECHNOLOGIES You Can’t Use https://youtu.be/gg5PYU2CznY?list=PLQ4d2-ByGhnL-cPEY5RatLLt_FtJKFkNC Top 10 HORRIFYING Facts You Didn’t Know About SAMURAI https://youtu.be/CDx0RoE3zZ8?list=PLQ4d2-ByGhnKajPA6HFawry8Y3my_VX5Q Text version: http://www.toptenz.net/10-reasons-medieval-knights-actually-huge-jerks.php Coming up: 10. They Barely Ever Had to Work 9. During Battle, They Were Highly Unlikely to be Killed 8. Chivalry Only Applied When They Wanted It To 7. Only Rich Kids Could Become Knights 6. Gathering in Big Groups, Picking Fights, and Harassing Women 5. Jousting Was Pay to Win 4. Women Couldn’t Become Knights, but Were Expected to Do the Job of Their Dead Husbands 3. Knights Could Nearly be Killed Trying to Woo a Woman 2. Knights Treated Serfs Just Terribly 1. Becoming a Knight Used to Mean Being Slapped Across the Face Source/Further reading: https://www.britannica.com/topic/knight-service http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-21168437 http://www.knightsandarmor.com/chivalry.htm http://www.medievalwarfare.info/crusades.htm https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7bzx3sx20xAC&q=medieval+knights+looting&dq=medieval+knights+looting&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwia0suZyfXNAhUBtBoKHVNuDpYQ6AEIHjAA http://www.lordsandladies.org/steps-to-knighthood.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suero_de_Qui%C3%B1ones https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pas_d%27armes http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/medieval-knights/jousting-lance.htm http://sandradodd.com/sca/womenandwork http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2015/12/knights-tale-real-life-ulrich-von-liechtenstein/ http://www.themiddleages.net/people_middle_ages.html http://bookoflife.org/history/medieval/middleages_knights.htm https://www.lds.org/friend/1987/08/to-be-a-knight?lang=eng http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/medieval-knights/knighthood-ceremony.htm https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=AJ4_AAAAYAAJ&dq=accolade+knighting+buckled+weapon+blow&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=violent+blow