THE LIFE OF A KNIGHT: DINAMICA 1,2,4

The crusades

The Crusades were military campaigns sanctioned by the Latin Roman Catholic Church during the High Middle Ages and Late Middle Ages.

In 1095, Pope Urban II proclaimed the First Crusade with the stated goal of restoring Christian access to holy places in and near Jerusalem.

There were 8 crusades, the first in 1095 and finish in 1291.





The mediaval castle

A castle  is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by nobility. But usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble.
Over the approximately 900 years that castles were built, they took on a great many forms with many different features, although some, such as curtain walls and arrowslits, were commonplace.






The Knights
A knight  is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a monarch or other political leader for service to the Monarch or country, especially in a military capacity.

Knights could only be persons belonging to the nobility, for example Esquairs and gentelmans .









The boy to the Knight

Child became a knight and squire being first had to be a descendant of the royal family.
Knights jousting tournaments trained in.




Code of a knight

•  Believe all that Holy Mother Church teaches and observe all His commandments.
•  Will protect the Church.
•  Will respect the weak and be their protector.
•  You will love the country where you were born.
•  It will not back against your enemy.
•  Declared unbelievers war relentlessly and mercilessly.
•  Comply with your feudal duties, but are contrary to the law of God.
•  Do not tell a lie; comply the given word.
•  You will all liberal and magnanimous.
•  Everywhere and always will be the champion of law and of good against evil and injustice.

Armors of Knitgh

The knitghs used diferents weapons, for example:

• Swords
• Crossbows
• Daggers
• Arcs
• Axs
• Launches
• Maces
• Shields

Webgrafia

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