Knighthood, Chivalry,

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Knighthood, Chivalry, Tournaments

• Andrea Wu
• Charlene Chen
• Grace Huang

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I. The rise of the chivalry.

• A.     Chivalry was originated in two
• parallel developments
• 1.      Hose- mounted cavalry.
• 2.      Feudalism

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II. How did those knights make a living?

• 1.      The nobility granted land to
• their warriors of their service.
• 2.      The knights returned with
• military services to their
• lords.

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III. How was a person received into the knighthood

• Noble birth and experienced
• Before the dubbing ceremony make confession
• 
  pray
• 
  fast
• 
  keep vigil
• The dubbing ceremony day selection
• 
  girding of the sword
• giving
  of palm
• After the dubbing ceremony riding around town

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IV. The Arming of a Knight

• Sword cross
• Spear truth
• Spurs diligence and swiftness
• Helmet shamefastness (humility)
• Hauberk (armor) castle against evil
• Leg harness hold strong to the ground

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V. Chivalry

• A.     Courtly love.
• B.     The decline of chivalry.

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VI. Tournament

• The Inventor Geoffroy de Preuilly

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Comparison

• Original tournament
• Time 11th Century
• Purpose Military use
• Original Rule Kill the opponent

New style tournament Time 13th century Purpose
1. Military exercise 2. Entertainment 3. Social
Occasion New Rule Capture the opponent
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The Social Meaning of Tournament

• 1. Kings and landowners hold tournaments to show
  off their power and wealth.
• 2. The one who is caught in a tournament has to
  pay ransom. (usually his horse, armor,and money)
  That is one way for knights to collect wealth.
• 3. Winning the tournament means great honor and
  higher social position for knights
• 4. Lots of knights will announce their victories
  are for their ladies.

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The Kinds of Tournament

• Joust and sword are the main kinds of
  tournament.
• Joust---usually on horseback, and the weapon is
  the lance.
• Note Before1250s, there were no certain rules
  about the weapons used in tournament lots of
  knights were killed by the sharp weapon. Prince
  Edward tried to regulate the rules on weapons to
  decrease the risk. After that, the weapons used
  in tournaments are blunted.

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• Sources
• Brantl, Ruth, ed. Medieval Culture. New York
  George Braziller, 1998.
• Evan, Joan, ed. The Flowering of the Middle Ages.
  New York Barnes Noble, 1998.
• Gies, Frances, and Joseph Gies. Daily Life in
  Medieval Times. New York Black Dog Leventhal,
  1999
• Hay, Denys. The Medieval Centuries. London
  Methuen, 1967.