Transcript Was it scary to be a knight

Was it scary to be a knight
By Tyler
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Weapons
Armour
Medieval food
How to be a knight
Medieval sport
Medieval Siege Equipment
Medieval jobs
Weapons
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In the middle ages they used all different types of weapons like this
Battle Axe
Throwing Axe
Billhook
Longbow
The Butts
Daggers
Halberd
Mace
Warhorse
Pole Weapons
Pell Training
Quarterstaff
War Hammer
The Axe
Bow and Arrow
Caltrops
Crossbow
Flail
Jousting Lance
Pike
Pole Axe
The Spear
Quintain
Armour
• They also had armour like this. Armour
was made in 400-1435
Medieval Food
Medieval upper class meals:The daily meals for the Upper Classes during the Medieval times of the
Middle Ages provided a huge variety of different types of food. Vegetables were limited for the
Upper Classes. Only Lords and Nobles were allowed to hunt deer, boar, hares and rabbits and
these foods were therefore used in the daily meals of the nobility. Food items which came from
the ground were only are considered fit for the poor. Only vegetables such as rape, onions,
garlic and leeks graced a Noble's table. A type of bread called Manchet, which was a bread loaf
made of wheat flour, was consumed by the Upper classes. Food was highly spiced. These
expensive spices consumed by the wealthy included Pepper, Cinnamon, Cloves, Nutmeg,
Ginger,
Lower class meals:The staple diet of the lower classes were bread, pottage ( a type of
stew), dairy products such as milk and cheese products and meats such as beef,
pork or lamb. The punishment for poaching could result in death or having hands cut
off, so the Lower Classes would only poach if they were desperate. The Lower
Classes ate rye and barley bread. The poor could not afford to buy the spices so
enjoyed by the wealthy.
How to be a knight
• To gain Knighthood in Medieval Times was a long
and arduous task. Knighthood was not bestowed
purely because a young man was the son of a noble.
There were many steps to achieving a knighthood,
requiring years of training. The steps towards
achieving a knighthood started with training as a
page and then as a squire, also referred to as
esquire. The sons of Nobles, except those who were
destined to take Holy Orders, were placed in the
service of the great Lords of the land. These sons of
the Medieval nobles were sent to live in the castle of
their liege lord and commence their education as a
Knight and learn the skills required as a Medieval
Knight.
Medieval Sport
• The Medieval Knights practised their
knightly skills at the tournaments of the
Medieval era. Various forms of combat
were practised at the tournaments
including jousting, archery and hand to
hand combat using swords and other
weapons. This section covers Knights
Tournaments and jousting including
the history of jousting, jousting
terminology and jousting weapons.
Medieval Siege Equipment
• Medieval Siege Weapons Medieval Catapults
Trebuchet
Ballista
Battering Ram
Mangonel
Siege Tower Siege Warfare
Siege Weapons
Siege Weapon Design
Under Siege
Greek Fire
Pike
Medieval Jobs
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Vassal - A Vassal or Liege was a free man who held land ( a fief ) from a lord
to whom he paid homage and swore fealty. A vassal could be a Lord of the
Manor but was also directly subservient to a Noble or the King
Bailiff - A Bailiff was a person of some importance who undertook the
management of manors
Reeve - A Reeve was a manor official appointed by the lord or elected by the
peasants
Serf - A serf was another name for a peasant or tennant. Medieval Serfs were
peasants who worked his lord's land and paid him certain dues in return for
the use of land, the possession (not the ownership) of which was heritable.
The dues were usually in the form of labor on the lord's land. Medieval Serfs
were expected to work for approximately 3 days each week on the lord's
land.
Peasant or Villein - A peasant or villein was a low status tenant who worked
as an agricultural worker or laborer. A peasant or villein usually cultivated
20-40 acres of land
Cottager: A low class peasant with a cottage, but with little or no land who
generally worked as a simple laborer
Servant: Servants were house peasants who worked in the lord's manor
house, doing the cooking, cleaning, laundering, and other household chores