Horses in the Middle Ages

Courtly love is known as the ultimate type of love, when a man is willing to do anything for the one he desires. It was practiced across Europe during the middle ages. Courtly love was something that for many was not obtained within their marriage, either the wife or the husband usually found it with someone outside of the marriage, although the romantic custom of courtly love allows the knights and ladies to show their admiration regardless of their marital status for example it was a common…

The code of chivalry was a set of values followed by a knight during the middle ages. Before Chivalry was introduced, knights were seen as barbaric warriors. When brought by the Normans, knights learned to use Chivalry to protect their people. This lead to people viewing knights as their protectors. Chivalry changed emotions of the knights and the people, by creating a set of rules that knights followed, displaying a look of romance rather than brutality, and establishing a sense of safety…

vassals. The level you were born in you would probably stay at that level for the rest of your life, as it was really hard to move up. There are four levels of the feudal system, Kings, Nobles, Knights, and Peasants. Feudalism started during the middle ages between the fall of Rome and the Renaissance. This time was when wealth was based on land, even higher than any currency. Basically all levels gave the levels lower than them fiefs. There was somewhat of a trust to be in a feudal system…

Middle Age Superstition and Legend In the Middle Ages life was very different from today. Superstitions and legends were a key difference. During the Middle Ages superstition and legend heavily influenced day to day life and rituals. Witches, common superstitions, mythical creatures, and Arthurian legend each affected life in their own way. Each of these things were truly believed in, and this belief brought fear, hope, and excitement into people’s lives. During the Middle Ages witches were…

Throughout history, one can find examples of a nation trying to expand its borders and grow stronger, wealthier, and more influential, but during the High Middle Ages the Catholic Church takes on a mission to take back the Holy Land from Muslim Control. The Crusades are a special event that only occur during the High Middle Ages, and in no other era of history does one find the Catholic Church put together a military campaign to take control another land. While some historians look back upon the…

eradicated, and in their place(s), new technologies emerged. One of the most significant changes occurred through the agricultural revolution. Ironically, these fundamental changes (in how people met their survival needs) most benefitted the already secure middle class and nobility. In reaction to continued oppression and poverty, and heavily influenced by the ideals of the Enlightenment, the peasants of Europe- in particular France-banded together to demand radical changes in the way society…

The time period of the Middle Ages is among the most documented, or notable, periods in history. There are countless records, primary sources, books, and more recently, movies for individuals to learn from and get to know the events and individuals who lived through these so-called “Dark Ages”. It may be known to most as the time of chivalrous knights, forbidden love, and backstabbing royals due to movies and TV shows. However, how factual are these renditions? What are the similarities and…

characteristics tell the reader about which qualities are regarded highly by that specific culture. Furthermore, the societies of the Middle Ages held elements of what came to be known as chivalry, land (which represented power), valor, and religion above all else. Ergo, Beowulf and Sir Gawain are each regarded as an accurate representation of the principles of Anglo-Saxon and Middle English cultures. After an attentive archetypal study of the heroes in Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green…

values that are still present today in the Monk, Pardoner, and Nun through the use of satire and physiognomy. Chaucer represents religious hypocrisy in the General Prologue thorough the Monk's character. A typical Monk in the Middle Ages…

Women were considered the weaker ones the the middle ages, and sometimes men took advantage of them. When William was pretending to be a knight he did not think he was better than the people he knew in Cheapside. When he seen knights he kept his eyes on them, Jousted on a plain, and when one was injured…