Feudalism/Chivalry A tale of kings, knights, manors, and fights.
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Feudalism/ChivalryFeudalism/Chivalry
A tale of kings, knights, A tale of kings, knights, manors, and fightsmanors, and fights
FeudalismFeudalism The feudal system The feudal system
was based on was based on rights and rights and obligations.obligations.
A landowner A landowner called a called a Lord Lord would want would want protection from protection from the militarythe military
Lord Farquaad
FeudalismFeudalism
In return for In return for protection, the protection, the Lord offered part Lord offered part of his land called a of his land called a FiefFief
The person The person receiving the fief receiving the fief was called a was called a VassalVassal
FeudalismFeudalism
KnightsKnights were were mounted mounted horsemen horsemen who pledged who pledged to defend to defend their lords’ their lords’ lands for fiefslands for fiefs
FeudalismFeudalism
Status determined a person’s Status determined a person’s power and prestige:power and prestige:
1)1) Fighters (Nobles and Knights)Fighters (Nobles and Knights)
2)2) Who Pray (Church Leaders)Who Pray (Church Leaders)
3)3) Workers (Serfs and Peasants)Workers (Serfs and Peasants)
*Social class was inherited**Social class was inherited*
ManorsManors The manor The manor
was the lord’s was the lord’s estateestate
The lord The lord provided the provided the housinghousing
Serfs provided Serfs provided the laborthe labor
ChivalryChivalry
Landowners began trying Landowners began trying to expand their territoryto expand their territory
The role of knight began The role of knight began to be glorifiedto be glorified
ChivalryChivalry
With the With the invention of the invention of the saddle, knights saddle, knights began to utilize began to utilize horseshorses
Knights on Knights on horseback were horseback were very useful…why?very useful…why?
ChivalryChivalry
Chivalry is a set of idealsChivalry is a set of ideals Demands that a knight fight Demands that a knight fight
bravely and defend 3 bravely and defend 3 masters:masters:
1)1) Heavenly LordHeavenly Lord
2)2) Earthly Feudal LordEarthly Feudal Lord
3)3) His Chosen LadyHis Chosen Lady
ChivalryChivalry
Noble’s sons Noble’s sons began training to began training to become a knight at become a knight at age 7age 7
Began at the rank Began at the rank of a page (servant)of a page (servant)
Learned humilityLearned humility
ChivalryChivalry
At the age of 14, At the age of 14, the boy would the boy would reach the rank of reach the rank of squiresquire
Acted as a Acted as a servant to a servant to a knightknight
ChivalryChivalry
Finally, at age 21, the boy Finally, at age 21, the boy would become a knightwould become a knight
To gain experience, the new To gain experience, the new knight would travel to knight would travel to practice in local warspractice in local wars
Also participated in Also participated in tournamentstournaments
Weapons of the dayWeapons of the day
Siege Tower: Siege Tower: allowed allowed soldiers to go soldiers to go over a castle over a castle wallwall
Weapons of the DayWeapons of the Day
Trebuchet: Trebuchet: worked like a worked like a giant slingshotgiant slingshot
Could propel an Could propel an object like a object like a giant stone, up giant stone, up to almost 1000 to almost 1000 feetfeet
Weapons of the DayWeapons of the Day
A Mangonel: A Mangonel: flung huge flung huge rocks into rocks into castle wallscastle walls
Could propel a Could propel a rock up to 1300 rock up to 1300 feetfeet
Weapons of the DayWeapons of the Day
Battering Ram: Battering Ram: made of heavy made of heavy timber with a timber with a sharp metal tipsharp metal tip
Swung back Swung back and forth to and forth to knock down knock down castle doorscastle doors