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Knights
From the Court of Arthur and the Round Table to Ivanhoe, from fire-breathing Dragons to Damsels in distress, No, not really, The life and times of a Knight during the Middle Ages. It's not so romantic as you have been lead to believe.
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Who were the Teutonic Knights?
I Think They were Germans
Two links shown that describe who the Teutonic Knights were and who they became.
In short version: They were crusading (Christianity spreading) fighters of German origins. Originialy founded to defend/spread Christianity in the Palestine area of current day Israel and the West Bank. Headquartered around Jeruselem in the year 1118. Now based in Vienna, Austria, they mostly provide charitable works in Eastern Europe.
See the links for lots more information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teutonic_Knights
http://www.the-orb.net/encyclop/religion/monastic/opsahl2.HTML
What was a typical day for a knight?
A typical day for a knight was serving his lord which gave him land money and protection if the knight would fight for him against other lords
Knights (the real ones - not the ones in fantasy novels) used a system of apprenticeship just like tradesmen and artisans.
A young man or boy would act as a 'page' and later a 'squire' after he was selected by the knight or assigned to him by his order. The young man usually had to be of noble birth.
As a page he would do more more menial jobs say around the castle of his Knight or Lord , and then as a squire became a personal attendant. A squire would act like a servant, but would also be given training in knightly ways over a period of time.
He was his knight's assistant and the only one allowed to help the knight. He was responsible for taking care of the knight's armor and weapons. He looked after the knight's horses. He was responsible for dressing the knight for battles and tournaments; and for undressing him. He followed his knight to battle, minding his knight's mounts and weapons, and even helping him from the field if he was injured or unhorsed.
Squires would also train with other squires - archery, swordsmanship, fighting wrestling etc.
Once the knight felt that his squire was ready, he would prepare him to be tested by his order. A successful squire was knighted at about 21 years of age.
The special ceremony started the night before when he confessed his sins to a priest. Then robed in plain garments he would guard his arms all night before the altar of the church (a vigil in the chapel). The following morning after mass and communion, he received the accolade of knighthood. He would be dressed in symbolically colored clothes: red (for his blood); white (for purity), and brown (for the earth where he would return when he died). Guilded spurs were attached to his ankles and he was "girded" with a sword. The dubbing of a knight was originally done with a blow by the hand to the neck, by the squire's knight or even the king. Later this blow was replace by a tap on each shoulder with a sword. He would be given gifts, such as a sword and spurs. Normally a celebration followed.
What were the three most important weapons used in World War I?
The 3 weapons that were used primarily in WW1 were machine guns, poison (mustard gas), and airplanes. There were also tanks and submarines too. Don't forget rifles, pistols, and granades those were also important
AnswerArtillary was the most important. Most casualties (by far) of WWI were killed by it. Gas and planes played only a minor role (gas was used a lot but it wasn�t very effective).Don�t forget the flamethrower!
AnswerActually the Airplane was a major part of World War 1. It would be able to Spy on enemy postions and give the coordinates for the artillery to fire at. It would also be able to go over an enemy base and throw down grenades for much damage. The airplane is what could make or break either side. AnswerContrary to the above, the airplane was a non-entity in World War One. It was too technologically immature to allow for effective attacks against the ground, so its impact on land warfare was limited to aerial reconnaissance. Such recon, while useful, was hardly decisive, as the vast majority of combat was over fixed (and well understood) ground.The weapons that had the largest impact on the fighting were the Machinegun (as the primary tool which enforced trench warfare, and altered the complete strategy of war), the submarine (which radically altered the nature of naval combat in a way not seen for centuries), and the artillery piece (artillery fire caused more casualties in WW1 than any other source, and quadruple the percentage it had in previous wars).
The tank, while more decisive than the airplane, was not really ready yet for combat, and played a limited role in the war (the large victories in 1918 by Allied forces had little to do with tanks, and much more to do with changed infantry tactics and the fresh infusion of American troops).
The is made up of knights and townspeople-?
The relationship between lords and vassals made up a big part of the ... clergy and peasants and townspeople Knight.
What did toilets look like in Medieval castles?
The chamber pot, a portable basin, was used in Medieval times. It is exactly what you think it is and was used exactly the way you think it would be.
I think they looked like a big box with a hole in it that goes out to that weird water that surrounds the castle.
Yes, they were often built so they hung out over the moat, if there was one, or just over the side. Ships had exactly the same system, so no-one had to spend time cleaning up.
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Apparently the toilet was a hole at the top of the tower it had a long shoot that went down into the moat. That was not the main purpose of the moat though. The purpose of the moat was to make it harder for opponents to attack. WIth all that poop and pee in the moat opponents wouldn't dare try to cross.
Toilets were usually sited within a castle's outer wall with a drop down to either a river or moat below. Another option was above a long shaft that went down into the ground. Link below shows a picture of some medieval castle toilets.
The map of the path that the christian knights took when going to the holy land during the Crusades?
During the Crusading Era (1099-1291), there were generally two main routes that were followed by outgoing knights and pilgrims. The first route was onlyused prior to 1200. Before 1200, knights leaving western Europe would travel throught the Rhineland in Germany, then head south through the Kingdom of Hungary. Then they would enter the Balkans, and finally Greece. Once in Greece, the crusaders would proceed to the Bosphorus Strait, at Byzantium. There they would be ferried across the Strait by the Byzantines into Asia Minor. Then it was along the coast of Anatolia and into Armenian Cilicia, or, prior to 1143, the County of Edessa. At that juncture, the crusaders took a sharp south and were at Antioch. If they were going to Jerusalem, they proceeded south along the coast. This over-land route remained popular at first because sea travel was seen as difficult. It was easier to transport large numbers of men and materials by means of horse than it was to gather enough ships and brave the Mediterranean. However, that all changed during the Third Crusade. A tragedy occured that would make the over-land route very unpopular, and it was never used again. In 1189, the Holy Roman Emperour Frederick Barbarossa I embarked as the first leader of the Third Crusade to recover Jerusalem, which had been lost in 1187 to the Sultan Salah al Din Yosuf al Ayyubi, or Saladin. One day in 1189, just as Frederick and his army arrived in Armenian Cilicia, having crossed Asia Minor, he decided to take a swim in a local stream and drowned. This catastrophe made the overland route forever unpopular, and Barbarossa was the last man ever to lead his army across the Bosphorus. The new route taken to the Holy Land was the over-sea one. Richard I of England and Philip Augustus of France, both of whom followed Frederick on the Third Crusade, travledby means of the Mediterranean Sea. Richard departed at the port of Marsaillse in France, and Philip traveled from Genoa in Italy. Both fleets stoped at the port city of Messina in Italy, which would become a hub of crusader maritime traffic. From Messina, Richard and Philip proceeded to sail to Acre in Palestine, and there they retook the city from Saladin and began the third crusade again, forever chaning the way be which crusaders would travel to the Holy Land.
Why was sir john gorton knighted?
Thomas More was knighted after he went on a diplomatic trip with Cardinal Wolsey to visit with the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V. At the same time he was made the under-treasurer to the Exchequer.
What entertainment did knights have?
Knights engaged in many types of contests using their skills, but also in the popular festival games of the day.
Skill competitions included archery, jousting, and various forms of non-lethal combat. Chess and similar table games were also developed during this time.
What are the different formats of round table discussion?
There are roughly four types of group discussion topics:
- Factual speech topics
- Controversial and argumentative issues
- Abstract discussion material
- Case studies
Factual topics for a group are - as the word says - about facts. This is a sample list of speech topics on current issues and facts:
- Conspiracy is a very common form of political behaviour.
- The pros and cons of having a credit card.
- A chain gang is a modern form of slavery.
- Why drinking and driving is dangerous to yourself and others.
- Passive smoking is equally harmful.
- The economic boycott causes most of the problems in Cuba.
- International trade barriers work.
- City curfews help to prevent juvenile crime and to protect youth from victimization.
- The U.N. is mainly based on diplomacy and enhancing relationships.
- Affirmative action draws people to work they never considered before.
A controversial group discussion topic is a speech topic that has many controversies, pros and cons. Keep in mind that all current group discussion topics are not my opinion, but just a sample list of speech topics!
- Sustainable urban living without the use of excessive natural resources must be our future.
- Are there extraterrestrials who influence events on Earth?
- Marijuana has a medical value.
- Direct mail is a special form of junk mail.
- The pros and cons of a female President.
- Online dating chats have nothing to do with a search for a soul mate.
- Should schools distribute condoms?
- Most people support embryonic stem cell research.
- Life imprisonment is a good alternative to capital punishment.
- What is wrong with child labor?
Abstract group discussion topics are things that cannot be touched, not be easily defined or formulated. Just think in a creative manner and start a vivid group discussion with one of these abstract topics to talk about:
- The Nostradamus Code
- Breast Implants
- Bribery in Business
- Computer Viruses
- Bigamy
- Hidden Persuaders
- Moral Majority
- The Hippocratic Oath
- Political Correctness
- Vegetarianism
The fourth type of group discussion topics are so-called case studies. You determine a problem and together with the other group members you have to find a satisfying solution. These are small group discussion topic ideas. Just modify and alter where necessary, these are just guiding light topic ideas:
- Leadership - What necessary changes are needed in your community organization and how do you want to lead the process?
- Malpractice Insurance - Doctors walk out on the job to protest the rising malpractice insurance costs. What to do about it?
- Work Ethics - Can we shape workers who have the sense that they serve the company ánd community?
- School Violence - What are the real causes of violence and bullying in Schools?
- Recycling - Sort out how to make money with recycling.
- Dropouts - Individual attention in safe schools and smaller classes; is that the way to stop students to drop out?
- Iraq - What are the best exit strategies?
- Speech Privacy - What are the best technologies to safeguard the right of free speech privacy on the internet?
- Minimum Wage - Why should we have a minimum wage or why not?
- Burnout - Should everybody check his or herself of burnout sign
Nobles in the Middle Ages are basically people that owned manors. They were born nobles, and only few non-noble born people were transformed into nobles, and it was basically to bring some money to the country. In 1215 A.D a group of nobles decided to force the king to respect their rights. They decided to create a document called the Magna Carta which lead to Parliament. Which is the governing body that still exists today in England. It also has lead to democracy which is now used in several countries such as the United States and Canada.
The chain of a hierarchy from the middle ages looks something like this:
1 King
a few people of the Higher Clergy
some Nobles
some lesser nobles, Knights, Lower Clergy
Serfs/Peasants, who did most of the work and were rewarded with houses and basic needs, but the king could take away their house at any time. Most of the people were Serfs.
The higher up on the chain the less people there are.
this person needs help answering this question because they don't have this stuff in Canada or the united states! I would know because i lived in Canada for 16 years and now live in the u.s.
Who were the real members of the knights of the round table?
Probably not, in most cases.
The ancient Celts and Romans did not eat at table and early Welsh did not even have a word for table. The Welsh had to borrow the English word bord as bwrd. Bordmostly just means 'board'. as a table is just a board set on trestles.
If there was an historical Arthur, he almost certainly did not have a Round Table.
Of the famous knights of the Round Table in European tales, only Kay and Bedivere (under the forms Kai and Bedwyr) appear in surviving early Welsh tales. Tristan appears in some later tales. Gawain appears as Gwalchmei and these two names may earlier have been applied distinct persons.
On August 24, 2014, Suge Knight was in Los Angeles. He was injured in a shooting that night, and that was only a few weeks ago, so he is probably still there.
Names of the knights of the round table?
there were 25 in total at the table here r the names: kyng Author, Sir Galahallt, Sir Launcelot Deulake,Sir Gauen,Sir Percyvale,Sir Lyonell,Sir Trystram Delyens,Sir Garethe,Sir Bedwere,Sir Blubrys,Sir Lacotemale Tayle,Sir Lucane,Sir Plomyde,Sir Lamorak,Sir Bors De Ganys,Sir Safer,Sir Pelleus,Sir Kay,Sir Ectorde Marys,Sir Dagonet,
Sir Degore,Sir Brumear,Sir Lybyus Dysconyus,Sir Alynore,Sir Mordrede.. now these may look like there spelled wrong but there not its just written in an older laungege making it weird if you want the transe lation or :) them spell in common laungeg send me a text telling me so
Who would win a battle between spartan 300 and medievil knights?
I will start by saying the film "300" isn't a true depiction of a Spartan soldier, they did infact were heavy armor.
In doing so they were a Hoplite, and a single one may fall to a knight, but a group could overcome many.
However there could be a interesting study, since knights on horse could only be able to attack the flanks of the phalanx they would do limited damage. however dismounted knights armed with a Poleax would give Spartans a serious run for their money, the biggest threat to th knight is the spartan's shield but since it is bronze i doubt that it'll hold to the pounding of a Knights weapon and once that is taken away the spartan is left with just a spear a weapon Knights see as a serfs weapon and they know how to defeat a spear.
Is there a list of English knights knighted by Queen Victoria?
Yes, there is.
(see the related link below)
How did the knights of the round table began?
They had a round table to show that no Knight was superior to another
Which celebrities have been knighted?
Men (Sir)
Richard Attenborough
Stanley Baker
Michael Caine (as Maurice Micklewhite)
Sean Connery
John Gielgud
Alec Guinness
Cedric Hardwicke
Rex Harrison
Anthony Hopkins
Michael Hordern
Ben Kingsley
Christopher Lee
Ian McKellen
John Mills
Roger Moore
Laurence Olivier
Ralph Richardson
Robert Stephens
Patrick Stewart
Peter Ustinov
Anthony Sher
Norman Wisdom
Alan Bates
Women (Dame)
Judith Anderson
Julie Andrews
Judi Dench
Edith Evans
Wendy Hiller
Thora Hird
Helen Mirren
Diana Rigg
Margaret Rutherford
Maggie Smith
Sibyl Thorndyke
May Whitty
What are some examples on the inequalities women faced in the 1800s?
An example of the inequality women faced in America in the mid-1800s is Women were prohibited from attending church without a male relative.
