I feel obliged to throw out these rare tips every once in a while.
- You can command your teammates in tournaments
- You can parry attacks if you are preparing a swing that's in the same direction as an incoming attack. Good way to fight with daggers.
It's been a while, but I'm pretty sure holding CTRL + P on the world map speeds up time.
You can order people around on the little 'map' you get when you hit backspace by clicking on the square. You can also see the relative positions of your troops. Unfortunately it's just a blank square with no terrain info.
Instead of carrying multiple arrows/bolts/etc. go to your inventory bag marked by your heraldic flag (near where you spawn in) and when you close it your ammo will be replenished.
If you use more than 2 weapons consider setting the 1-4 keys as equipment hotkeys instead of using the mouse wheel. Swapping using hotkeys is instantaneous even if you're in the middle of a swing or taking another weapon out, while mouse wheel requires you to wait. If you're using a spear+shield, for example, and want to switch to your sword, attack the enemy to force him to block, then just as your attack connects switch to your sword and you'll be able to block again by the time he's ready to attack you.
Most polearms can stop horse charges with stabs. The animation for shield+polearm stab actually has longer reach than two handed polearm stab, so it may be worth it to have a crappy lightweight shield even if you don't plan on using it (sheathe it so you can have all 4 attack directions, unsheathe when fighting in a group or stopping a horse charge). Also, you can stab enemies who are hugging you if you attack at the ground to the right then pull the weapon up into them.