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| Chivalry | code of behavior that medieval knights followed |
| King Arthur | an epic hero in English literature |
| Chivalry originated in two parallel developments | horse-mounted cavalry, feudalism |
| feudalism | the system of political and military relationships among the European nobility |
| knights | gave military service to their feudal lord or king in return for the right to hold a piece of land or property |
| knighthood became a mark of social distinction | opportunity to become a knight was usually limited to men of noble birth |
| Bravery and loyalty | precursors of what was to become the code of chivalry |
| The Code of Chivalry | influences of Christianity and courtly love; not for mere profit |
| courtly love | stressed that a knight should devote himself completely to a married or betrothed woman at court |
| 1st a page | At an early age the prospective boy was apprenticed to serve a knight in his household |
| 2nd a squire | the boy tended his knights horses and armor; gained his first battle experience |
| 3rd graduate to the status of a knight | a squire usually performed some heroic deed in battle; dubbed with a sword or slapped in the face by his lord |
| 4th recieved his FIEF | gift of land |
| principal weapons of a knight | the lance and the sword |
| armour of knight | helmet, a hauberk, a shield |
| a hauberk | a short tunic or shirt; 1st made of heavily quilted leather or cloth; later chain mail |
| hauberk made of MAIL | a mesh of interlinked metal rings; satisfactory against swords and spears |
| a shield | protected his body from battle axe and hammer; served as a stretcher in which he could be carried off the field if wounded |
| a surcoat | a cloth tunic; protect the mail hauberk from the suns heat and from moisture |
| development of plate armor; by 1350 | Protective steel plates were fastened to the mail shirt to deflect crossbow mail piercing bolts |
| coats of arms | engraved on knight's breastplate, surcoat, trappings |
| The Tournament | elaborate pageants that became a form of entertainment for the court; 13th century blunted weapons |
