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Age of Chivalry

Age of Chivalry. Knights: Warriors on Horseback. 1. Leather saddles and stirrups changed the way of warfare was conducted in the 700s. 2. Frankish Knights could knock over enemy foot soldiers and riders on horseback. 3. Gradually, Knights became the most important part of an Army. .

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Age of Chivalry

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  1. Age of Chivalry

  2. Knights: Warriors on Horseback • 1. Leather saddles and stirrups changed the way of warfare was conducted in the 700s. • 2. Frankish Knights could knock over enemy foot soldiers and riders on horseback. • 3. Gradually, Knights became the most important part of an Army.

  3. Knights’s role in Feudal Society • 1. By the 11th Century, Western Europe was a battleground of noble vying for power and to defend their territories they raised private armies of knights • 2. In exchange for military service, feudal lords used land and rewarded knights with fiefs. Wealth from the fiefs allowed the knights to train only as a soldier and could pay for weapons, armor and horses.

  4. Knight’s training • 1. Knights were expected to display courage in battle and loyalty to their lord. • By 1100s, a code of chivalry – fight for 3 master: 1) Heavenly Lord, 2) Feudal Lord, 3) His chosen lady. Also protected the weak and poor.

  5. Knight’s training • 1. At age 7, boy would be sent off to the castle of another lord – this would notice his fighting skills • 2. At age 14, boy reached the rank of a squire – or a servant of a knight • 3. At age 21 became a full-fledged knight

  6. Knight’s training • 1. Young Knights gained experience in fighting in local wars, and others took part in tournaments – combination of recreational training and combat training. • 2. These were also fierce and bloody competitions – winner could demand ransoms of defeated knights

  7. Brutal Warfare • 1. The most brutal of battle were fought at the castles. Castles dominated much of the countryside in western Europe – castle is designed to as a fortress for defense • 2. Used a wide range of weapons: 1) Boiling water, hot oil, or molten lead. 2) Archers, 3) Crossbows, 4) Deadly bolts that could pierce full armor.

  8. Literature of Chivalry • 1. Epic Poetry – feudal lords and ladies enjoyed listening to poetry. These poems recounted a hero’s deed and adventures. • 2. Most Famous: The Song of Roland, which praises soldiers during Charlemagne's reign, and leads into French Knights defeating the Muslims from Spain.

  9. Love Poems and Songs • 1. Troubadors – traveling poet-musicians at the castles and courts. Made short verses of the joys and sorrows of romantic love. • 2. The most celebrated woman of the age was Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122-1204). She later becomes the Queen of England.

  10. Women’s Role in Feudal Society • 1. Women had the burden of being thought of as inferior of women – view of the Church and accepted in feudal society. • 2. Noblewomen: could inherit land from husband, could also send Knights to war upon the Lord’s request. Also protected the castle – fought against attackers • 3. Peasant Women: performed labor around the home, fields, bore children and took care of the family. • 4. Peasant girls learned household chores while wealthy daughters were educated by tutors

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