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Chapter 8

Age 7 sent to his lord learned to ride & fight keep armor & weapons of knight in good condition. Teen years squire knights assistant ...

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Chapter 8

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    Slide 1:Chapter 8 Part 2

    Slide 2:Age of Feudalism

    Started in the 8th & 9th centuries Political system where kings & powerful nobles grant land to lesser nobles – vassals – in return for loyalty, military assistance & services Oldest son inherits the fief - younger sons join church or becomes a knight for hire

    Slide 4:Feudalism

    Came about because no strong central government Lords granted vassals a fief or estate Both lord & vassal had certain obligations – Feudal Contract Lord – protection & justice Vassal – military service & financial obligations

    Slide 5:Feudal warfare

    Knights – mounted warriors Trained from boyhood Age 7 sent to his lord – learned to ride & fight – keep armor & weapons of knight in good condition Teen years – squire – knights assistant About 21 ready to become a knight

    Slide 6:Feudal warfare

    Most battles small ( few hundred to couple 1000 knights) Hand to Hand combat typical few killed – captured & held for ransom

    Slide 7:Feudal warfare

    As warfare decreased – Tournaments – mock battles to show off skills

    Slide 10:Castles

    Fortified homes of the lords surrounded by a moat

    Slide 11:Castles

    Castles unpleasant place to live Siege of a Castle very bloody

    Slide 12:Women in the age of Feudalism

    Noblewomen – could inherit fief but couldn’t rule it Marriage arranged – dowry provided by father Main duty to raise family & supervise household Girls learned practical skills – spinning etc..

    Slide 13:Eleanor of Aquitaine

    Married to 2 kings – Louis VII of France & Henry II of England Mother to a king – Richard the Lion Hearted of England

    Slide 14:Chivalry

    11th century – code of conduct for knight to follow Fight bravely for 3 masters – feudal lord, heavenly lord, chosen lady Loyalty to your masters Fight fairly Protect & defend noblewomen True to your word

    Slide 15:Chivalry

    Noblewomen held in high regard Troubadours helped to elevate women with poems and songs

    Slide 16:Chivalry

    Disgraced Knight Armor stripped off Shield cracked Sword broken over his head Spurs cut off Thrown into a coffin and dragged to a church

    Slide 17:Feudal Justice

    Lords provided justice for both vassals & peasants 2 courts one for peasants – one for vassals Each tried by his peers A bailiff presided over the manor court

    Slide 18:Feudal Justice

    Nobles – Trial by combat Peasants – Trial by ordeal

    Slide 19:Manorial System

    New economic system - tied to feudalism – the manor Included manor house, pastures, a mill, church, fields & a village of a few dozen 1 room huts Large fiefs had several manors where bailiff managed smaller estates

    Slide 20:Manorial System

    Manors tried to be self-sufficient – produced everything they need except salt, iron or millstones Serfs – peasants – tied to the land but not slaves Paid the lord to farm the land – labor crops, animals eggs, etc. Received housing, land & food

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