Black Knights

samurai, the loyal warriors of Japan, and the knights, the religious warriors of Europe. Though they may be on opposite sides of the world, they do not acknowledge each other’s existence, similarities were mere coincidences, and the two display little correlation among each other. The knights and samurai differentiated upon their training, had dissimilar loyalty policies and codes, and diverse perspectives of death. Although the samurai and knight started their training at childhood, their…

compete in many more tournaments, William meets Jocelyn and instantaneously falls in love with her. William Thatcher was born in the Cheapside borough of London in the early 1350’s. Even though he was not very wealthy, he had always dreamed of being a knight. His father told him to change his stars and he would be able to do whatever he desired. William had many characteristics used to identify him such as his jousting skills, his chivalry for Jocelyn, and his bravery. William Thatcher had…

Title? The loud noise of noblemen screaming and cheering filled Avary’s room. She peered out her open window, observing the jousting duel that was occurring outside on the castle field. There were horses dressed in the finest golds, as well as, jousters of all noble origins. Sighing, she went back to preparing for her entrance. As a lady of the court and the grand princess of her kingdom, it was her duty to dress her best. Slowly, she placed her silver tiara on her head, tilting it at the…

Since samurai and knights were from completely different parts of the world, so they must have been pretty unique to each other, right? Think again. They were truthful much more alike than not. Over a millennium ago, samurai and knights were both fierce warriors who protected their lords at any cost, including fighting in battles and wars. It is often thought that samurai and knights were mainly different, but they are actually more similar. samurai and knights had near-identical training…

European Knight vs the Japanese Samurai European Knights and Samurai of Japan have often been compared to one another. Upon comparison there are major differences is their armor, how drastically different ideas, philsosophies, culture, fighting styles, and weapons influence the design and progression of each technology. Values in each society share many of the same ideologies. For example, Knights honored a code called chivalry, and the Samurai honored the Bushido code. Common values shared by…

THESIS: Tales have been told for generations of the deeds chivalrous knights completed for the sake of wealth and fame. One man in particular with the name William Marshal, became the mold that all of these stories would be passed on. From the book “The Greatest Knight”, author Thomas Asbridge shows that during the time of his life this warrior class evolved into the chivalrous group remembered today. In all the author shows how these men not only ruled the battlefield but through strategic…

Jousting is the medieval sport where fully armored knights rode on horseback across fields with lances and other weapons pointed at each other. Jousting was a very sophisticated sport and it tested the courage and the combat skill of knights. It was an athletic contest to the death (before 14th century). This sport is still played today, however, it is not as prominent as it was during the Middle Ages. Very popular in Medieval Times, jousting tournaments spread quickly all over Europe from its…

exhausted after a long laborious day. Then again this I should be used to this for I am a Page. I spend my day serving the noblemen and learning to be a knight. I work to become strong, riding horses and mastering the use of weapons. How I love practicing fencing, I love the way the sward feels as it swings through the air. Oh, how I await being a knight. We work hard though always on the move running areas for the noblemen, doing chores and running more areas. By the end of the day I am sour…

Terry Jones introduced one of the sole purposes of the knight, which was to fight for Christendom. In one case, Jones sai that crusaders “became the instruments of the last judgement.” The mind-set and beliefs of these men participating in the crusades was that it was essentially a religious act that honored…

The Squire: The Squire is an interesting character in the Canterbury Tales because his uniqueness adds a lot of dimension to the tales. The Squire is the Knight’s son who’s main job is to assist his father. The Squire has served multiple times in Cavalry raids in Flanders, Picardy and Artois in northern Europe. Physically, he is a very strong and physically fit boy with very curly hair. He wears a very colourful long shirt with wide sleeves that resembles a field of white and red flowers which…