I don't really think so. He has basically been studying to be a knight his whole life, to protect himself and eleanore, and he has even been studying military strategy. I think the "I'm studying military strategy" comment was foreshadowing by the author, hinting that he won't really need a lot...
Looking at her personal history and the world they live in, it makes sense she decided to redirect her feelings towards fictional characters. I'm sorry for her, but I guess it's better than falling into depression.
That only really matters if you are doing research for a project and need to do a review of the sources (though wikipedia does cite it's sources, so you could use them and skip wikipedia). If you are trying to inform yourself, using wikipedia or a survey work is a really good start to get a hold...
I guess it's the equivalent of turning 5 silver coins into the equivalent weight of highly enriched uranium. Not many have the coins, even fewer can use the uranium.