Gentlemen of noble birth in medieval England who served as personal assistants to knights, engaged in combat training, and ran errands for their master were known as esquires. These young men were often aspiring knights themselves, eager to prove their worth and eventually be granted their own titles and land. Esquires were expected to be loyal, brave, skilled in combat, and courteous to those of higher social status. They would accompany their knights into battle, protect them, tend to their...