http://eawc.evansville.edu/chronology/mepage.htm-- this link is a very helpful time line showing many important events from Medieval Europe. It not only says the event but also explains what happened and the importance. http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/serfs.htmI-- was also interested in learning about the serfs and found this great site which gives a lot of information on how they lived in the medieval villages. It also teaches a lot about the life back then and the social classes.
I wanted to find out more about how the people in the Middle Ages lived and I found this website which talks about daily life, religion, homes, clothing, health, arts, entertainment, town life. http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/feudal.html In the reading it said described a manor and I was curious to find out more about them and I found a picture of a typical manor in the Middle Ages containing fields, gardens, grazing lands, fish ponds, a mill, a church, workshops, and a great castle for the family to live in. Here is a picture link of a Middle Age Manor: http://www.vvbohemia.cz/imgti/tourist_info12.gif.
I wanted to find out more about the weaponry of the middle ages. http://www.medievalplus.com/weapons/ this link shows a general overview of basic weapons form the time period.
I was interested to see that Charlamagne was illiterate. Since he was noble, I assumed he would have an education. I also found it cool that women could own land. For my questions, I was wondering what the peasant's diet was, since the reading said that they were more nourished than their descendants 300 years later. I also wanted to know more about the relationship between a ruler and a vassal. Were the vassals truly loyal, or did they just serve the ruler for the land they were getting?
In the reading, it said that the Lombards overtook the Ostragoths in north Italy. I researched the Lombards and found that their original name was Langobard because of their long beards. I also found that Paul the Decon was the primary source for the information about the Lombards and that the Iron crown was the crown that every Lombard leader was presented.
For the reading I decided to look more at Charlemagne, specifically the assassination attempt on his life. That interested me because they made a musical about this event which I have seen. In 792, many discontent nobles formed a conspiracy under the leadership of Charlemagne's illegitimate son, Pippin the Hunchback (http://z.about.com/d/historymedren/1/7/w/B/karlpip.jpg). Their plan was to assassinate Charlemagne while he was praying at a specific church and put Pippin on the throne. Pippin wanted to kill his father because he had disowned him a few years earlier, and he had also denied any relationships with Pippin's mother. I found this interesting because Charlemagne is portrayed as this great ruler, but he disowned his own son. Ultimately, the assassination attempt was revealed to Charlemagne and he survived. The conspirators were killed except for Pippin, who was sent to a monastery to "reform".
I first had one question...Why was it that women at this time could own land but they had no say in their marriages that would eventually hand over the land to their husbands? Shouldn't they have a say because they own the land or does marriage overwrite the land owning right?
Also, I was also wondering how all this new Germanic War technology came about. I wanted to know what sparked the invention of stirrups, new armor, and the breeding of bigger, stronger horses.
i have a question on the reading about the Treaty of Verdun and what it was about so i went on wiki and found that it was the dividing of the territory into 3 kingdoms for the 3 surviving sons of Louis the Pious in 843. I also found out the legacy behind it; one specific moment was that it created conflicts in Western Europe until about the late 20th century.
I wanted to find a little bit more about how governments were run in the Middle Ages. I found this link: http://library.thinkquest.org/6105/knightsandchivalry.html
It looks a bit questionable, by that I mean directed towards a young audience. However it is from ThinkQuest so I think it is a reliable source.
1. What made the military so effective so that it allowed the rise of the Carolingian family? 2. What/who created the names "fief" as land and military exchange? As well as "vassals" for giving fiefs to loyal followers? 3. What were the "noblewoman's" rights compared to that of an average woman?
http://www.themiddleages.net/-I found this site pretty useful when looking up more on knights. Other than knights, it had links to serfs, visigoths, vikings, and some of the weapons that the knights used. While it doesn't go too much in depth on the knights, I skimmed through the visigoth section and found information there. Then I was curious about the Viking expansion and found this map. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Viking_Expansion.svg/793px-Viking_Expansion.svg.png
I decided to look more up about the Carolingian family and how their rise began upon reading about them early on in the text. I was interested in knowing about how they came to power, I didn't delve too deeply into their wiki but apparently they had attempted to seize the throne early on before Pepin (whom I believe is Charlamanges' father) was inducted into the church in 751. They were attributed with the Renaissance: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolingian_Renaissance
I have a sound file with a good example of a Gregorian chant. It is actually a very modern song. The song is actually the song from the Credits of Halo 3, and it has about one minute of solid Gregorian chanting. I will email you the file.
Nowadays we think of the knights as heroes and noble fighters, but I wonder what people of the time thought of them. They were probably looked up to because they were wealthy and well-known, but i would think the peasants and lower class people would envy the knights and dislike them. Does anybody have an idea of what the people thought?
From this link, i learned that Feudalism was a type of cast system consisting of The King, The Barons, The Knights, and The Villeins, in descending order. Each class would help each other, for example: the King grants land to the barons, while the Barons provide money and knights for the King. The Barons also are able to grant land to the Knights, while the Knights offer protection. Last, the Knights can grant land to the Villeins, while the Villeins provide food and services to the Knights. Villeins were poor and had no rights. They are also called Serfs, but this site calls them Villeins.
I wanted to know what happened after the Carolingian Empire split up in 843. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolingian_Empire
Under "The Empire after the Treaty of Verdun (843 - 877)" it explains how the land was split up and how the son who originally got no land ended up with it all.
In the reading, there was information about the vassals and fiefs and the ties they had to their ruler. One piece of information in particular that stood out was the information about how one vassal could hold allegiance to many lords. It seems to me like this could lead to many situations of split allegiances if lords are fighting against each-other. How were these splits handled, or was this avoided? It seems like in this case the vassal would help whomever offered him the most for his services, but I am interested in if there were other factors involved.
The Bayeux Tapestry is a 230 ft long Tapestry that tells the story of Normandy invading England and the story leading up to it. The Tapestry was almost destroyed during the French revolution but was used as a waggon cover and thus has survived. Some cool Videos and sites on the tapestry: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDaB-NNyM8o ---- Youtube video of a traslation of the tapestry from the time of Halley's comment to the battle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDaB-NNyM8o ---- Panorama of the entire tapestry
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http://eawc.evansville.edu/chronology/mepage.htm-- this link is a very helpful time line showing many important events from Medieval Europe. It not only says the event but also explains what happened and the importance.
http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/serfs.htmI-- was also interested in learning about the serfs and found this great site which gives a lot of information on how they lived in the medieval villages. It also teaches a lot about the life back then and the social classes.
I wanted to find out more about how the people in the Middle Ages lived and I found this website which talks about daily life, religion, homes, clothing, health, arts, entertainment, town life. http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/feudal.html
In the reading it said described a manor and I was curious to find out more about them and I found a picture of a typical manor in the Middle Ages containing fields, gardens, grazing lands, fish ponds, a mill, a church, workshops, and a great castle for the family to live in. Here is a picture link of a Middle Age Manor: http://www.vvbohemia.cz/imgti/tourist_info12.gif.
I wanted to find out more about the weaponry of the middle ages. http://www.medievalplus.com/weapons/
this link shows a general overview of basic weapons form the time period.
I was interested to see that Charlamagne was illiterate. Since he was noble, I assumed he would have an education. I also found it cool that women could own land. For my questions, I was wondering what the peasant's diet was, since the reading said that they were more nourished than their descendants 300 years later. I also wanted to know more about the relationship between a ruler and a vassal. Were the vassals truly loyal, or did they just serve the ruler for the land they were getting?
In the reading, it said that the Lombards overtook the Ostragoths in north Italy. I researched the Lombards and found that their original name was Langobard because of their long beards. I also found that Paul the Decon was the primary source for the information about the Lombards and that the Iron crown was the crown that every Lombard leader was presented.
For the reading I decided to look more at Charlemagne, specifically the assassination attempt on his life. That interested me because they made a musical about this event which I have seen.
In 792, many discontent nobles formed a conspiracy under the leadership of Charlemagne's illegitimate son, Pippin the Hunchback (http://z.about.com/d/historymedren/1/7/w/B/karlpip.jpg). Their plan was to assassinate Charlemagne while he was praying at a specific church and put Pippin on the throne. Pippin wanted to kill his father because he had disowned him a few years earlier, and he had also denied any relationships with Pippin's mother. I found this interesting because Charlemagne is portrayed as this great ruler, but he disowned his own son. Ultimately, the assassination attempt was revealed to Charlemagne and he survived. The conspirators were killed except for Pippin, who was sent to a monastery to "reform".
I first had one question...Why was it that women at this time could own land but they had no say in their marriages that would eventually hand over the land to their husbands? Shouldn't they have a say because they own the land or does marriage overwrite the land owning right?
Also, I was also wondering how all this new Germanic War technology came about. I wanted to know what sparked the invention of stirrups, new armor, and the breeding of bigger, stronger horses.
i have a question on the reading about the Treaty of Verdun and what it was about so i went on wiki and found that it was the dividing of the territory into 3 kingdoms for the 3 surviving sons of Louis the Pious in 843. I also found out the legacy behind it; one specific moment was that it created conflicts in Western Europe until about the late 20th century.
I wanted to find a little bit more about how governments were run in the Middle Ages. I found this link: http://library.thinkquest.org/6105/knightsandchivalry.html
It looks a bit questionable, by that I mean directed towards a young audience. However it is from ThinkQuest so I think it is a reliable source.
http://history.wisc.edu/sommerville/123/123%20133%20Government.htm
Here's another link which merely defines different government terms. Still, a good site if you want to brush up on your government vocabulary.
1. What made the military so effective so that it allowed the rise of the Carolingian family?
2. What/who created the names "fief" as land and military exchange? As well as "vassals" for giving fiefs to loyal followers?
3. What were the "noblewoman's" rights compared to that of an average woman?
http://www.themiddleages.net/-I found this site pretty useful when looking up more on knights. Other than knights, it had links to serfs, visigoths, vikings, and some of the weapons that the knights used. While it doesn't go too much in depth on the knights, I skimmed through the visigoth section and found information there. Then I was curious about the Viking expansion and found this map. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Viking_Expansion.svg/793px-Viking_Expansion.svg.png
I decided to look more up about the Carolingian family and how their rise began upon reading about them early on in the text. I was interested in knowing about how they came to power, I didn't delve too deeply into their wiki but apparently they had attempted to seize the throne early on before Pepin (whom I believe is Charlamanges' father) was inducted into the church in 751. They were attributed with the Renaissance: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolingian_Renaissance
I have a sound file with a good example of a Gregorian chant. It is actually a very modern song. The song is actually the song from the Credits of Halo 3, and it has about one minute of solid Gregorian chanting. I will email you the file.
Nowadays we think of the knights as heroes and noble fighters, but I wonder what people of the time thought of them. They were probably looked up to because they were wealthy and well-known, but i would think the peasants and lower class people would envy the knights and dislike them. Does anybody have an idea of what the people thought?
I wanted to find a little more about Feudalism in the middle ages.
http://www.historyonthenet.com/Medieval_Life/feudalism.htm
From this link, i learned that Feudalism was a type of cast system consisting of The King, The Barons, The Knights, and The Villeins, in descending order. Each class would help each other, for example: the King grants land to the barons, while the Barons provide money and knights for the King. The Barons also are able to grant land to the Knights, while the Knights offer protection. Last, the Knights can grant land to the Villeins, while the Villeins provide food and services to the Knights. Villeins were poor and had no rights. They are also called Serfs, but this site calls them Villeins.
I wanted to know what happened after the Carolingian Empire split up in 843.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolingian_Empire
Under "The Empire after the Treaty of Verdun (843 - 877)" it explains how the land was split up and how the son who originally got no land ended up with it all.
In the reading, there was information about the vassals and fiefs and the ties they had to their ruler. One piece of information in particular that stood out was the information about how one vassal could hold allegiance to many lords. It seems to me like this could lead to many situations of split allegiances if lords are fighting against each-other. How were these splits handled, or was this avoided? It seems like in this case the vassal would help whomever offered him the most for his services, but I am interested in if there were other factors involved.
The Bayeux Tapestry is a 230 ft long Tapestry that tells the story of Normandy invading England and the story leading up to it. The Tapestry was almost destroyed during the French revolution but was used as a waggon cover and thus has survived.
Some cool Videos and sites on the tapestry:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDaB-NNyM8o ---- Youtube video of a traslation of the tapestry from the time of Halley's comment to the battle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDaB-NNyM8o ---- Panorama of the entire tapestry
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