Vassal

Courtly love can be defined as an ideal form of love that combined chivalry and nobility, demonstrated by knights acting as vassals to their ladies. During the middle Ages, misogyny was rampant and the role of women was marginal; however, with the rise of courtly love, their roles in fiction became much more prominent, thus leading to a shift in the role and treatment of women…

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future-John F. Kennedy. The Black Death was a tragic event that took place in Europe during the 14th century. The disease left a lasting impact on Europe, resulting in a new worldview. The Black Death, one of the greatest catastrophes in history, resulted in a world of fear. What started as a few infected sailors docking in Italy, resulted in the death of half of Europe's population. The disease…

The Middle Ages were the period of time in Europe that spanned approximately 850 years from the fall of the Roman Empire in 476 to the Renaissance in 1350. This time was not known for being the easiest time in European history to live in. This time faced many hardships on an everyday basis that stretched for long periods of time. Almost anything that could go wrong did from a disease epidemic that wiped out a large portion of the population to wars that lasted several decades. The main three…

The Medieval Magic of Love In Gottfried Von Strassburg’s, Tristan, the paradoxical nature of love is established when we’re told that prudency inspires Queen Isolde to brew “a love drink so subtly devised and prepared, and endowed with such powers, that with whomever any man drank it…[t]hey would share one death and one life, one sorrow and one joy” (192). Using oxymorons Gottfried is able to show that love creates contradictory conditions that are difficult to resolve. Appearing almost magical…

Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub aka Saladin, (1138–1193) was born in Tikrit, Iraq. Saladin (meaning "Righteousness of Religion"), was the founder of the Ayyūbid dynast. With the justification of Jihad, which united the Muslims, and his authority gained through conquest and diplomacy, Saladin gained victory at the decisive Battle of Hattin, which ended the dominance of the Franks in the holy land. In addition, the Franks were fighting amongst themselves which diminished their strength and led to…

Centuries after the fall of the Roman empire and decades of invasion by the Vikings, North Africans and Magyars, had resulted in a turbulent and violent period spanning several generations in Europe. From this unstable period a warrior society that revolved around castles and rule through arbitrary violence emerged throughout Europe as feudalism. The conflict of outside forces caused a revolution of public justice and the use of indiscriminate violence based lordship that empowered a warrior…

The development of the epic Iliad is highlighted within the characters, plot and setting of the story which is written at a different time than the story took place. One of the most important characters of the story, Achilles follows that trend of character development throughout the plot. His role as a warrior of the Greeks under the authority of Agamemnon is constantly challenged throughout the epic and ultimately shapes the outcome of the Trojan War. Achilles role as a Greek hero during the…

O Come, O Come Immanuel “O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel, that mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel” These words float through the speakers of the radio, church and department store this Advent season. They speak to the desire in the hearts of Christians who wait for Jesus to come again. However, these words hold deeper meaning than the birth and second coming of Christ. The prophesy of the Immanuel…

Individuals will remain to feel that they are vassals, and to sink unheeded to despondency, despair, and extinction." Evarts concluded that the Removal Act's goal would not benefit the Natives like President Jackson and Senator Forsyth had suggested. The movement surged because of Evarts but sadly, his…

rise of Imperial Liberalism in Britain led to dramatic change within many nations throughout the nineteenth century through the expansion of British Empire abroad, as well as other forms of encounters between British colonisers or conquerors and its vassal states. There has always, however, been a double aspect to such expansions. This gives clear attention to liberalism 's ability to negotiate difference in a context of empire and to inspire the audiences through the analysis of imperial rule.…