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13.3 The Age of ChivalrySlide2
Knights: Warriors on Horseback
The Technology of Warfare Changes
Leather saddle and stirrups enable knights to handle heavy weaponsSlide3
Armour
Chainmail
Plate
Armour
Gambeson, a padded jacket worn alone or in combination with chainmailSlide4
Knights: Warriors on Horseback
The Warrior’s Role in Feudal Society
By 1000s, western Europe is a battleground of warring noblesFeudal lords raise private armies of knightsKnights rewarded with land; provides income for needed weaponsTried to capture enemy & hold knights ransomSlide5
So, You Want to be a Knight?
One had to be “well-born” (Son of a Noble)Slide6
So, You Want to be a Knight?
A Knight’s Training
Age 7: Page – personal servant of the LordSlide7
So, You Want to be a Knight?
A Knight’s Training
Age 7: Page – personal servant of the LordAge 15: Squire – assistant to a Knight -- learn to handle: sword, lance, axe, bow & arrowSlide8
So, You Want to be a Knight?
A Knight’s Training
Age 7: Page – personal servant of the LordAge 15: Squire – assistant to a Knight -- learn to handle: sword, lance, axe, bow & arrow
After you “prove yourself in battle” (around age 21) you could become a knightSlide9
“The Accolade”
(right, 1901) and “Godspeed”
(1900, below) by Edmund Blair LeightonSlide10
Knighthood
Ceremony
Lord (or King) touches your shoulder 3 times with sword and says, “I dub thee knight.”Slide11
Knighthood
Ceremony still done today!Slide12
Knights: Tournaments
A Knight’s Training
Knights gain experience, show off, and make money in tournaments -- competitions and mock battles Slide13
Knights: Tournament Events
Melee:Slide14
Knights: Tournament Events
Melee:
Two groups of knights assembled in an open fieldBoth parties rode toward each other and fought anyone who came into range. The aim of the melee was to capture an opposing knight and hold him for a ransom. A typical ransom included the cost of a suit of armor or a horse.Slide15
Knights: Tournament Events
Quintain:
objective was to direct strokes at specified areas on a hanging post or shield.practice their aim with a lance, sword or battle axe.Slide16
Knights: Tournament Events
Jousting:Slide17
Knights: Tournament Events
Jousting:Slide18
Knights: Tournament Events
Jousting:Slide19
Knights: Tournament Events
Jousting:
“unhorse” opponent with a lanceSlide20
Knights: Coat of Arms
Discuss Coats of Arms
soonSlide21
Knighthood and the
Code of Chivalry
The Code of ChivalryBy 1100s knights obey a code of chivalry—a set of ideals on how to actThey are to protect weak and poor; serve
feudal lord, God, chosen lady
"Stitching the Standard" by Edmund Blair Leighton: the lady prepares for a knight to go to warSlide22
Siege Weapons
Brutal Reality of WarfareCastles are huge fortresses where lords/ Kings liveSlide23
Windsor CastleSlide24
Caerlaverock Castle
in Scotland is surrounded by a moat.Slide25
Leeds Castle, EnglandSlide26Slide27
Siege Weapons
Brutal Reality of WarfareAttacking armies use wide range of strategies and weaponsSlide28
Siege WarfareSlide29Slide30
Counterweight
trebuchet at Château des Baux, FranceSlide31
Medieval
mangonel
, a type of catapultSlide32
Replica battering ram at Château des Baux, France Slide33
Medieval moveable siege towerSlide34
The Literature of Chivalry
Epic PoetryEpic poems recount a hero’s deeds and adventuresThe
Song of Roland is about Charlemagne’s knights fighting MuslimsSlide35
The Literature of Chivalry
Love Poems and Songs
Knights’ duties to ladies are as important as those to their lordsTroubadours—traveling poet-musicians—write and sing short verses
Above and right: troubadours portrayed in illumined texts.Slide36
Women’s Role in Feudal Society
Status of Women
According to the Church and feudal society, women were inferior to menNoblewomen
Can inherit land, defend castle, send knights to war on lord’s requestUsually confined to activities of the home or convent
Peasants Women
Most labor in home and field, bear children, provide for family
Poor, powerless, do household tasks at young ageSlide37
Convents provided women in the middle ages an alternative to married life. Childbirth was often deadly for women, so becoming a nun was a respectable and perhaps attractive alternative.