Rabu, 14 November 2012
Hello And Welcome To The Middle Ages Blog
This Website is if you are in the medieval days what would you be?
Life as a knight
Training A Knight
Knights belonged to the noble class and were part of a military order, but not all soldiers could become
knights.
Becoming a page was usually the first step most took in the path to knighthood. Training began at a very
young age. At 7, the son of a medieval nobleman or knight would be sent off to serve as a page in a lord's
castle. There, he would learn horsemanship, archery and swordsmanship, and perform various other duties
around the castle.
Squires would begin training as early as 10 years, but the majority would be attached to a knight for training
at age 14. A squire's training concentrated on strength, fitness and skill with various weapons. Individual
training was only part of the regimen, as knights also needed to know how to fight as part of a team of skilled
horsemen. The squire would care for the knight's horse They would learn the chivalric codes of conduct and
listen to epic tales of Roland, Charlemagne, Arthur, Percival and Lancelot.
After years of training, and usually around the age of 21, the squire would go through the dubbing ceremony.
In the early Middle Ages, this was simply done with a brief, open-handed blow to the neck followed by an
admonition to conduct himself with courage, bravery, skill and loyalty. After the 11th century.
Senin, 12 November 2012
Life as a Serf
A Serf's Life
Your master is the lord of the manor which you live on. He is also supposed to be your protector as well asyour governor and judge. You work his field and give him taxes of money and crops. You are bound to him
and cannot even marry without permission. You get up at dawn and work until bedtime at dusk.
Your lord lives in a stone castle; live in a small, dirt-floored hut. Some are made of wood, many of straw or
grass. You probably sleep on a pallet of straw on the ground.You probably believe that the nobles
are in fact superior to you and that God has put you in your class. You have no chance of moving up in
society: you were born of ignoble blood and there you will stay. There are
100 of you for every one of the nobles. When famine comes, you are the first to feel the pinch
. If you are female, the highlight of your life is your marriage. You marry very young. You must obey your
husband and he may beat you, as long as he doesn’t kill you in doing so. You work as hard in the fields as
the men do. The labor is difficult, and even small children must pitch in
. Education is basically non-existent. A few bright boys may be recruited by the church and so learn to read
and write, but that is rare. From every side you are criticized, put down, and beaten. Every once in awhile
you may attempt to revolt, but you are not trained and have no supplies.
Life as a lord
Life as a lord is not too hard and not too simple There are 3 lords in the entire king's land. One lord owns one third of the whole land, And the Lord lives in the Manor. A manor is like a castle but not better than a cottage.
Medieval Manors - The Manor HouseThe
lords who occupied his manor would invariably build a Manor House for
his wife and family. Manors which were not occupied by the lord were
managed on his behalf by a bailiff. The Manor House was residential
property, and differed from castles in that it was not built for the
purpose of attack or defence. The Manor House varied in size, according
to the wealth of the lord but generally consisted of a Great Hall,
solar, kitchen, storerooms and servants quarters.
Feudalism
What was Feudalism?
Feudalism
was based on the exchange of land for military service. King William
the Conqueror used the concept of feudalism to reward his Norman
supporters for their help in the conquest of England. Life lived under
the Medieval Feudal System, or Feudalism, demanded that everyone owed
allegiance to the King and their immediate superior.
Did you know that sometimes The Pope in the church have more power than the
King!
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