Feudalism Review
- What is it? A social system of the Middle Ages
- When was it: 1000-1400 A.D.
- What did it do? Provide protection from outside attack for European people
- When did it end? When the Kings gained control over the noble classes with the help of the church
- King - Provides land, money and military on demand, protection for all below
- Nobles (Vassals) - Provide land to knights, military service and money to king
- Knights (SubVassals) - Provide military service and land to freemen
- Freemen - Pay rent to knights, provide food and military service
- Serfs - Owned by overlord, provide food and military service
- Boy
- Age: 0-7
- Lives at home with parents
- has toys like wooden swords, goes to tournaments to instill the idea of being a knight
- learns manners and religion
- Page
- Age: 7-14
- Goes to live with another noble/knight and his family
- Learns manners, waiting at table, takes care of his lord's clothing and dressing him
- Squire
- Age: 14-21
- Lives with his knight
- Learns horsemanship, religion, taking care of armor, accompanying his knight on the battle field
- Court Etiquette: chivalry, dancing, music, and manners
- Knight
- Age: 21 or younger if he shows bravery on the battlefield
- Responsibilities: military service as a soldier, chivalry, pledges loyalty to his king or overlord
- Heraldry was important because:
- Helped knights identify each other during battle
- Noble families designed them to represent their families
- What is a tincture? Colors used for heraldry
- There are two groups of tinctures: colors and metals
- What was the rule of tinctures? You could not have a metal on another metal color, or color on another color
I will provide you with a coat of arms and the lists of symbols and colors and you will have describe the blazon and what all the symbols and colors mean.
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