The Age of ChivarlyChapter 13

Section 3

Vocab Chivalry

Tournament

Troubadour

Knights: Warriors on Horseback The Technology of Warfare

• Charlemagne's Grandfather; Charles Martel noticed that Muslim warriors on horseback had great affect on battles

• Organized his Frankish army with armored horsemen or knights.

Knights: Warriors on Horseback Technology of Warfare

• Invention of stirrups allowed knights to stay firmly on their horse. Carry heavier weapons and charge without

toppling off their horse• Could knock over enemy foot soldiers and

riders without stirrups • Eventually mounted knights became most

important part of the army.

Knights: Warriors on Horseback The Warriors Role in Feudal Society

• 11th century warring nobles raised private armies of knights

• In exchange for service the knights received fiefs

• Money from the fief allowed knights to train for war year round.

• Knights typically served for 40 days a year in battle; rest of the time was their own

Knighthood and the Code of Chivalry

Code of Chivalry• 1100s complex set of ideals and moral

codes• Knights must defend 3 masters:

Feudal lord, God, and his lady• Also protected the weak and the poor

Knighthood and the Code of Chivalry

A Knights Training• Sons of Nobles: Age 7 sent to another castle

to be a page; be a servant and practice fighting skills

• Age 14- Squire; servant to a knight continue to gain weapons training

• Age 21- full fledged knight

Brutality of War

Mantlet:-Shielded Soldiers

Brutality of WarSiege Tower: - Had a platform on top that Lowered like a drawbridge.

Brutality of WarBattering Ram:-Made of heavy timber with a sharp tip-swung like a pendulum to crack castle walls or to knockDown a drawbridge

Brutality of WarTrebuchet:-Worked like a giant slingshot - propelled objects up to a distance of 980 feet

Brutality of War

Mangonel:-Flung huge rocks that crashed into castle walls-Propelled objects up to a distance of 1,300 feet

Women’s Role in Feudal Society Noblewomen

• Noblewomen could inherit land from their husband

• Had power to send her lords knights to battle

• Usually confined to activities in the home or covenant

Women’s Role in Feudal Society Peasant Women

• Performed endless tasks in the home and in the fields, had children, and took care of families

• Women were viewed as inferior by the church

• No education