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A medieval king has a champion to personally fight for him in addition to his army. Was this common in medieval times? What separates a champion from a skilled, high ranking soldier? Outside coronation, what duties and roles were expected? Were they ever day to day personal bodyguards?

by /u/Nerd4Muscle in /r/AskHistorians

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