1. Mr. Cotignola /23/09 Aim: How has the code of chivalry for knights glorified both combat and romantic love? Do Now: Make a list of stories you have read before that feature knights in them? How is the knight portrayed? Standards: 2 and 5 HW: due Friday

2. Middle Ages
During the Middle Ages, nobles constantly fought one another. Their feuding led to people having a high value in combat skills and increased violence.
Knights began fighting on horseback
Leather saddles or stirrups changed the way warfare was conducted in the Middle Ages
Stirrup’s allowed a warrior to firmly sit on a horse and carry heavier weapons

3. Knighthood
3. Knights were awarded with land from the feudal lords in exchange for their service
4. In times when they were not fighting they were training for skills needed on the battle field
5. The Code of Chivalry- Knights were expected to display courage in battle and loyalty to their lord. He was devoted to his feudal lord, his heavenly lord and his chosen lady
6. Young knights competed in mock battles called tournaments

5. Castles and Siege Weapons
7. Castle and siege weapons
Siege Tower: supported soldiers and weapons allowed men to gain access to the castle
Battering Ram: used to crack castle walls or knock down draw bridge
Tortoise: sheltered soldiers from falling arrows
Trebuchet: worked like a slingshot to shoot objects up to 980 feet. Objects included boulders, severed heads, dead horses, diseased cows and captured soldiers

7. Literature
8. Literature in Middle Ages downplayed the violence and glorified knighthood, chivalry and castle life
9. Troubadours were traveling poet-musicians at the castles and courts of Europe

8. Role of Women
10. Women in feudal society were mostly powerless, like many men
11. Noble women could inherit property and send knights to war.
12. Peasant women worked endlessly and took care of their families.