the L movement? does that have to do with the fact they have horses so they cannot move strait? and moving past anyone what does that have to do the knight makes no sence......

I thought it was an L movement because the knight was using a joust instead of a sword. I thought that it could jump over pieces just because horses are good at jumping.

The L movement is the only 2 (sort of) square move where the color of the square changes making it able to get to any square on the board.  Such has practical purposes for the game and, my guess is, (and it is an admitted guess as I do not pretend to know how the Persian, Indian or whatever, inventors thought) was the motivation for its moving the way it does.  The old bishop (Persian elephant) moved two squares straight, also able to jump, making it a weaker piece, unable to leave its color.  Note the i before e,  I am also prone to typos, and even enjoy and brag about a few, (there are probably several in this post) but if I were to correct another, I would be careful.  "Straight" is also misspelled, but I don't care.

But this "feudal" BS is so clearly groundless, it seems silly to ask for references. 

shadowslayer,

I clicked on your name, and you too, should brag about your typos.  Glad to have you aboard.

I am proud to be a bad typest and I don't care