There's a lot of similarities between a knight and a paladin and a lot of differences.
Both are trained as warriors, both take oaths and both are organized into chapters and orders.
And there the differences end.
A paladin can come from any walk of life, but once he or she takes their oath, they remain a paladin until death or infirmity prevent them from lifting a sword. A paladin trains with the lance and the two handed sword. A troop of paladins on horseback in their plate mail are as unstoppable as the encroaching tide. A line of paladins on a wall as are unyielding as their oath. A paladin lives a simple, rigid life, rarely leaving their cloisters unless called out for battles.
Knights have their oaths, too, but not as rigid, and certainly not for a lifetime.
The rank of knight is usually reserved for the younger sons and daughters of nobility who serve no immediate use for their parents. Occasionally a man (or woman) of arms who has served a chapter faithfully for years and distinguished themselves in battle would be elevated to the rank of knight.
But the knight wasn't a class that the average peasant could aspire to, no matter how successful they were at the academy.
There were exceptions, however. You got to train to become a knight. But that was because you are
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