Transcript THE MIDDLE AGES - marilena beltramini
Slide 1
Before M. A. : oral tradition
Introduction
Medieval Towns
The Church
Knights
Medieval Music
Ballads
Heroic pagan poems, such as
Beowulf, were the earliest
monuments of literary England.
They were handed down orally
from generation to generation
and sung by epic singers or bards.
The Middle Ages started in 1066
with the conquest of William I
and England belonged to a
new king. He brought from
Europe feudalism and gave
rise to a pyramidal
organization of society.
However it began to break down
between 13th and 14th
centuries.
They ended in 1485 when started
the Tudor dinasty.
Medieval towns were strange and noisy places that never
seemed welcoming to offsiders.
Castles or abbeys often provide a nucleus for a town and
rivers and natural harbours influenced its shape.
Towns could also be considered as the center of the
commerce.
The Church was the most
important istitution.
At the top of it there was the
Pope, the most important
person of society.
People followed the religious
code because they thought
salvation was the most
important thing of their lives.
At the time of William the
conqueror knights were
essentially soldiers, men who
were skilled in fighting on
horseback and were interested
in their advancement.
They follow the secular code
called chivalry.
A knight was employed by a lord
who gave him the necessary
equipment to practise and the
knight in a return served as his
lord’s vassal.
Music during the Middle Ages
was an entertainment from
town to town and castle to
castle.
Dancing was also a popular
pastime for all classes.
Ballads are simple, popular
songs that tell stories.
They are anonimous and have
a lot of alliterations and
repetition to help the
memorization.
They are about Supernatural,
the conflict on the border
between England and
Scotland and love.
Slide 2
Before M. A. : oral tradition
Introduction
Medieval Towns
The Church
Knights
Medieval Music
Ballads
Heroic pagan poems, such as
Beowulf, were the earliest
monuments of literary England.
They were handed down orally
from generation to generation
and sung by epic singers or bards.
The Middle Ages started in 1066
with the conquest of William I
and England belonged to a
new king. He brought from
Europe feudalism and gave
rise to a pyramidal
organization of society.
However it began to break down
between 13th and 14th
centuries.
They ended in 1485 when started
the Tudor dinasty.
Medieval towns were strange and noisy places that never
seemed welcoming to offsiders.
Castles or abbeys often provide a nucleus for a town and
rivers and natural harbours influenced its shape.
Towns could also be considered as the center of the
commerce.
The Church was the most
important istitution.
At the top of it there was the
Pope, the most important
person of society.
People followed the religious
code because they thought
salvation was the most
important thing of their lives.
At the time of William the
conqueror knights were
essentially soldiers, men who
were skilled in fighting on
horseback and were interested
in their advancement.
They follow the secular code
called chivalry.
A knight was employed by a lord
who gave him the necessary
equipment to practise and the
knight in a return served as his
lord’s vassal.
Music during the Middle Ages
was an entertainment from
town to town and castle to
castle.
Dancing was also a popular
pastime for all classes.
Ballads are simple, popular
songs that tell stories.
They are anonimous and have
a lot of alliterations and
repetition to help the
memorization.
They are about Supernatural,
the conflict on the border
between England and
Scotland and love.
Slide 3
Before M. A. : oral tradition
Introduction
Medieval Towns
The Church
Knights
Medieval Music
Ballads
Heroic pagan poems, such as
Beowulf, were the earliest
monuments of literary England.
They were handed down orally
from generation to generation
and sung by epic singers or bards.
The Middle Ages started in 1066
with the conquest of William I
and England belonged to a
new king. He brought from
Europe feudalism and gave
rise to a pyramidal
organization of society.
However it began to break down
between 13th and 14th
centuries.
They ended in 1485 when started
the Tudor dinasty.
Medieval towns were strange and noisy places that never
seemed welcoming to offsiders.
Castles or abbeys often provide a nucleus for a town and
rivers and natural harbours influenced its shape.
Towns could also be considered as the center of the
commerce.
The Church was the most
important istitution.
At the top of it there was the
Pope, the most important
person of society.
People followed the religious
code because they thought
salvation was the most
important thing of their lives.
At the time of William the
conqueror knights were
essentially soldiers, men who
were skilled in fighting on
horseback and were interested
in their advancement.
They follow the secular code
called chivalry.
A knight was employed by a lord
who gave him the necessary
equipment to practise and the
knight in a return served as his
lord’s vassal.
Music during the Middle Ages
was an entertainment from
town to town and castle to
castle.
Dancing was also a popular
pastime for all classes.
Ballads are simple, popular
songs that tell stories.
They are anonimous and have
a lot of alliterations and
repetition to help the
memorization.
They are about Supernatural,
the conflict on the border
between England and
Scotland and love.
Slide 4
Before M. A. : oral tradition
Introduction
Medieval Towns
The Church
Knights
Medieval Music
Ballads
Heroic pagan poems, such as
Beowulf, were the earliest
monuments of literary England.
They were handed down orally
from generation to generation
and sung by epic singers or bards.
The Middle Ages started in 1066
with the conquest of William I
and England belonged to a
new king. He brought from
Europe feudalism and gave
rise to a pyramidal
organization of society.
However it began to break down
between 13th and 14th
centuries.
They ended in 1485 when started
the Tudor dinasty.
Medieval towns were strange and noisy places that never
seemed welcoming to offsiders.
Castles or abbeys often provide a nucleus for a town and
rivers and natural harbours influenced its shape.
Towns could also be considered as the center of the
commerce.
The Church was the most
important istitution.
At the top of it there was the
Pope, the most important
person of society.
People followed the religious
code because they thought
salvation was the most
important thing of their lives.
At the time of William the
conqueror knights were
essentially soldiers, men who
were skilled in fighting on
horseback and were interested
in their advancement.
They follow the secular code
called chivalry.
A knight was employed by a lord
who gave him the necessary
equipment to practise and the
knight in a return served as his
lord’s vassal.
Music during the Middle Ages
was an entertainment from
town to town and castle to
castle.
Dancing was also a popular
pastime for all classes.
Ballads are simple, popular
songs that tell stories.
They are anonimous and have
a lot of alliterations and
repetition to help the
memorization.
They are about Supernatural,
the conflict on the border
between England and
Scotland and love.
Slide 5
Before M. A. : oral tradition
Introduction
Medieval Towns
The Church
Knights
Medieval Music
Ballads
Heroic pagan poems, such as
Beowulf, were the earliest
monuments of literary England.
They were handed down orally
from generation to generation
and sung by epic singers or bards.
The Middle Ages started in 1066
with the conquest of William I
and England belonged to a
new king. He brought from
Europe feudalism and gave
rise to a pyramidal
organization of society.
However it began to break down
between 13th and 14th
centuries.
They ended in 1485 when started
the Tudor dinasty.
Medieval towns were strange and noisy places that never
seemed welcoming to offsiders.
Castles or abbeys often provide a nucleus for a town and
rivers and natural harbours influenced its shape.
Towns could also be considered as the center of the
commerce.
The Church was the most
important istitution.
At the top of it there was the
Pope, the most important
person of society.
People followed the religious
code because they thought
salvation was the most
important thing of their lives.
At the time of William the
conqueror knights were
essentially soldiers, men who
were skilled in fighting on
horseback and were interested
in their advancement.
They follow the secular code
called chivalry.
A knight was employed by a lord
who gave him the necessary
equipment to practise and the
knight in a return served as his
lord’s vassal.
Music during the Middle Ages
was an entertainment from
town to town and castle to
castle.
Dancing was also a popular
pastime for all classes.
Ballads are simple, popular
songs that tell stories.
They are anonimous and have
a lot of alliterations and
repetition to help the
memorization.
They are about Supernatural,
the conflict on the border
between England and
Scotland and love.
Slide 6
Before M. A. : oral tradition
Introduction
Medieval Towns
The Church
Knights
Medieval Music
Ballads
Heroic pagan poems, such as
Beowulf, were the earliest
monuments of literary England.
They were handed down orally
from generation to generation
and sung by epic singers or bards.
The Middle Ages started in 1066
with the conquest of William I
and England belonged to a
new king. He brought from
Europe feudalism and gave
rise to a pyramidal
organization of society.
However it began to break down
between 13th and 14th
centuries.
They ended in 1485 when started
the Tudor dinasty.
Medieval towns were strange and noisy places that never
seemed welcoming to offsiders.
Castles or abbeys often provide a nucleus for a town and
rivers and natural harbours influenced its shape.
Towns could also be considered as the center of the
commerce.
The Church was the most
important istitution.
At the top of it there was the
Pope, the most important
person of society.
People followed the religious
code because they thought
salvation was the most
important thing of their lives.
At the time of William the
conqueror knights were
essentially soldiers, men who
were skilled in fighting on
horseback and were interested
in their advancement.
They follow the secular code
called chivalry.
A knight was employed by a lord
who gave him the necessary
equipment to practise and the
knight in a return served as his
lord’s vassal.
Music during the Middle Ages
was an entertainment from
town to town and castle to
castle.
Dancing was also a popular
pastime for all classes.
Ballads are simple, popular
songs that tell stories.
They are anonimous and have
a lot of alliterations and
repetition to help the
memorization.
They are about Supernatural,
the conflict on the border
between England and
Scotland and love.
Slide 7
Before M. A. : oral tradition
Introduction
Medieval Towns
The Church
Knights
Medieval Music
Ballads
Heroic pagan poems, such as
Beowulf, were the earliest
monuments of literary England.
They were handed down orally
from generation to generation
and sung by epic singers or bards.
The Middle Ages started in 1066
with the conquest of William I
and England belonged to a
new king. He brought from
Europe feudalism and gave
rise to a pyramidal
organization of society.
However it began to break down
between 13th and 14th
centuries.
They ended in 1485 when started
the Tudor dinasty.
Medieval towns were strange and noisy places that never
seemed welcoming to offsiders.
Castles or abbeys often provide a nucleus for a town and
rivers and natural harbours influenced its shape.
Towns could also be considered as the center of the
commerce.
The Church was the most
important istitution.
At the top of it there was the
Pope, the most important
person of society.
People followed the religious
code because they thought
salvation was the most
important thing of their lives.
At the time of William the
conqueror knights were
essentially soldiers, men who
were skilled in fighting on
horseback and were interested
in their advancement.
They follow the secular code
called chivalry.
A knight was employed by a lord
who gave him the necessary
equipment to practise and the
knight in a return served as his
lord’s vassal.
Music during the Middle Ages
was an entertainment from
town to town and castle to
castle.
Dancing was also a popular
pastime for all classes.
Ballads are simple, popular
songs that tell stories.
They are anonimous and have
a lot of alliterations and
repetition to help the
memorization.
They are about Supernatural,
the conflict on the border
between England and
Scotland and love.
Slide 8
Before M. A. : oral tradition
Introduction
Medieval Towns
The Church
Knights
Medieval Music
Ballads
Heroic pagan poems, such as
Beowulf, were the earliest
monuments of literary England.
They were handed down orally
from generation to generation
and sung by epic singers or bards.
The Middle Ages started in 1066
with the conquest of William I
and England belonged to a
new king. He brought from
Europe feudalism and gave
rise to a pyramidal
organization of society.
However it began to break down
between 13th and 14th
centuries.
They ended in 1485 when started
the Tudor dinasty.
Medieval towns were strange and noisy places that never
seemed welcoming to offsiders.
Castles or abbeys often provide a nucleus for a town and
rivers and natural harbours influenced its shape.
Towns could also be considered as the center of the
commerce.
The Church was the most
important istitution.
At the top of it there was the
Pope, the most important
person of society.
People followed the religious
code because they thought
salvation was the most
important thing of their lives.
At the time of William the
conqueror knights were
essentially soldiers, men who
were skilled in fighting on
horseback and were interested
in their advancement.
They follow the secular code
called chivalry.
A knight was employed by a lord
who gave him the necessary
equipment to practise and the
knight in a return served as his
lord’s vassal.
Music during the Middle Ages
was an entertainment from
town to town and castle to
castle.
Dancing was also a popular
pastime for all classes.
Ballads are simple, popular
songs that tell stories.
They are anonimous and have
a lot of alliterations and
repetition to help the
memorization.
They are about Supernatural,
the conflict on the border
between England and
Scotland and love.
Slide 9
Before M. A. : oral tradition
Introduction
Medieval Towns
The Church
Knights
Medieval Music
Ballads
Heroic pagan poems, such as
Beowulf, were the earliest
monuments of literary England.
They were handed down orally
from generation to generation
and sung by epic singers or bards.
The Middle Ages started in 1066
with the conquest of William I
and England belonged to a
new king. He brought from
Europe feudalism and gave
rise to a pyramidal
organization of society.
However it began to break down
between 13th and 14th
centuries.
They ended in 1485 when started
the Tudor dinasty.
Medieval towns were strange and noisy places that never
seemed welcoming to offsiders.
Castles or abbeys often provide a nucleus for a town and
rivers and natural harbours influenced its shape.
Towns could also be considered as the center of the
commerce.
The Church was the most
important istitution.
At the top of it there was the
Pope, the most important
person of society.
People followed the religious
code because they thought
salvation was the most
important thing of their lives.
At the time of William the
conqueror knights were
essentially soldiers, men who
were skilled in fighting on
horseback and were interested
in their advancement.
They follow the secular code
called chivalry.
A knight was employed by a lord
who gave him the necessary
equipment to practise and the
knight in a return served as his
lord’s vassal.
Music during the Middle Ages
was an entertainment from
town to town and castle to
castle.
Dancing was also a popular
pastime for all classes.
Ballads are simple, popular
songs that tell stories.
They are anonimous and have
a lot of alliterations and
repetition to help the
memorization.
They are about Supernatural,
the conflict on the border
between England and
Scotland and love.
Before M. A. : oral tradition
Introduction
Medieval Towns
The Church
Knights
Medieval Music
Ballads
Heroic pagan poems, such as
Beowulf, were the earliest
monuments of literary England.
They were handed down orally
from generation to generation
and sung by epic singers or bards.
The Middle Ages started in 1066
with the conquest of William I
and England belonged to a
new king. He brought from
Europe feudalism and gave
rise to a pyramidal
organization of society.
However it began to break down
between 13th and 14th
centuries.
They ended in 1485 when started
the Tudor dinasty.
Medieval towns were strange and noisy places that never
seemed welcoming to offsiders.
Castles or abbeys often provide a nucleus for a town and
rivers and natural harbours influenced its shape.
Towns could also be considered as the center of the
commerce.
The Church was the most
important istitution.
At the top of it there was the
Pope, the most important
person of society.
People followed the religious
code because they thought
salvation was the most
important thing of their lives.
At the time of William the
conqueror knights were
essentially soldiers, men who
were skilled in fighting on
horseback and were interested
in their advancement.
They follow the secular code
called chivalry.
A knight was employed by a lord
who gave him the necessary
equipment to practise and the
knight in a return served as his
lord’s vassal.
Music during the Middle Ages
was an entertainment from
town to town and castle to
castle.
Dancing was also a popular
pastime for all classes.
Ballads are simple, popular
songs that tell stories.
They are anonimous and have
a lot of alliterations and
repetition to help the
memorization.
They are about Supernatural,
the conflict on the border
between England and
Scotland and love.
Slide 2
Before M. A. : oral tradition
Introduction
Medieval Towns
The Church
Knights
Medieval Music
Ballads
Heroic pagan poems, such as
Beowulf, were the earliest
monuments of literary England.
They were handed down orally
from generation to generation
and sung by epic singers or bards.
The Middle Ages started in 1066
with the conquest of William I
and England belonged to a
new king. He brought from
Europe feudalism and gave
rise to a pyramidal
organization of society.
However it began to break down
between 13th and 14th
centuries.
They ended in 1485 when started
the Tudor dinasty.
Medieval towns were strange and noisy places that never
seemed welcoming to offsiders.
Castles or abbeys often provide a nucleus for a town and
rivers and natural harbours influenced its shape.
Towns could also be considered as the center of the
commerce.
The Church was the most
important istitution.
At the top of it there was the
Pope, the most important
person of society.
People followed the religious
code because they thought
salvation was the most
important thing of their lives.
At the time of William the
conqueror knights were
essentially soldiers, men who
were skilled in fighting on
horseback and were interested
in their advancement.
They follow the secular code
called chivalry.
A knight was employed by a lord
who gave him the necessary
equipment to practise and the
knight in a return served as his
lord’s vassal.
Music during the Middle Ages
was an entertainment from
town to town and castle to
castle.
Dancing was also a popular
pastime for all classes.
Ballads are simple, popular
songs that tell stories.
They are anonimous and have
a lot of alliterations and
repetition to help the
memorization.
They are about Supernatural,
the conflict on the border
between England and
Scotland and love.
Slide 3
Before M. A. : oral tradition
Introduction
Medieval Towns
The Church
Knights
Medieval Music
Ballads
Heroic pagan poems, such as
Beowulf, were the earliest
monuments of literary England.
They were handed down orally
from generation to generation
and sung by epic singers or bards.
The Middle Ages started in 1066
with the conquest of William I
and England belonged to a
new king. He brought from
Europe feudalism and gave
rise to a pyramidal
organization of society.
However it began to break down
between 13th and 14th
centuries.
They ended in 1485 when started
the Tudor dinasty.
Medieval towns were strange and noisy places that never
seemed welcoming to offsiders.
Castles or abbeys often provide a nucleus for a town and
rivers and natural harbours influenced its shape.
Towns could also be considered as the center of the
commerce.
The Church was the most
important istitution.
At the top of it there was the
Pope, the most important
person of society.
People followed the religious
code because they thought
salvation was the most
important thing of their lives.
At the time of William the
conqueror knights were
essentially soldiers, men who
were skilled in fighting on
horseback and were interested
in their advancement.
They follow the secular code
called chivalry.
A knight was employed by a lord
who gave him the necessary
equipment to practise and the
knight in a return served as his
lord’s vassal.
Music during the Middle Ages
was an entertainment from
town to town and castle to
castle.
Dancing was also a popular
pastime for all classes.
Ballads are simple, popular
songs that tell stories.
They are anonimous and have
a lot of alliterations and
repetition to help the
memorization.
They are about Supernatural,
the conflict on the border
between England and
Scotland and love.
Slide 4
Before M. A. : oral tradition
Introduction
Medieval Towns
The Church
Knights
Medieval Music
Ballads
Heroic pagan poems, such as
Beowulf, were the earliest
monuments of literary England.
They were handed down orally
from generation to generation
and sung by epic singers or bards.
The Middle Ages started in 1066
with the conquest of William I
and England belonged to a
new king. He brought from
Europe feudalism and gave
rise to a pyramidal
organization of society.
However it began to break down
between 13th and 14th
centuries.
They ended in 1485 when started
the Tudor dinasty.
Medieval towns were strange and noisy places that never
seemed welcoming to offsiders.
Castles or abbeys often provide a nucleus for a town and
rivers and natural harbours influenced its shape.
Towns could also be considered as the center of the
commerce.
The Church was the most
important istitution.
At the top of it there was the
Pope, the most important
person of society.
People followed the religious
code because they thought
salvation was the most
important thing of their lives.
At the time of William the
conqueror knights were
essentially soldiers, men who
were skilled in fighting on
horseback and were interested
in their advancement.
They follow the secular code
called chivalry.
A knight was employed by a lord
who gave him the necessary
equipment to practise and the
knight in a return served as his
lord’s vassal.
Music during the Middle Ages
was an entertainment from
town to town and castle to
castle.
Dancing was also a popular
pastime for all classes.
Ballads are simple, popular
songs that tell stories.
They are anonimous and have
a lot of alliterations and
repetition to help the
memorization.
They are about Supernatural,
the conflict on the border
between England and
Scotland and love.
Slide 5
Before M. A. : oral tradition
Introduction
Medieval Towns
The Church
Knights
Medieval Music
Ballads
Heroic pagan poems, such as
Beowulf, were the earliest
monuments of literary England.
They were handed down orally
from generation to generation
and sung by epic singers or bards.
The Middle Ages started in 1066
with the conquest of William I
and England belonged to a
new king. He brought from
Europe feudalism and gave
rise to a pyramidal
organization of society.
However it began to break down
between 13th and 14th
centuries.
They ended in 1485 when started
the Tudor dinasty.
Medieval towns were strange and noisy places that never
seemed welcoming to offsiders.
Castles or abbeys often provide a nucleus for a town and
rivers and natural harbours influenced its shape.
Towns could also be considered as the center of the
commerce.
The Church was the most
important istitution.
At the top of it there was the
Pope, the most important
person of society.
People followed the religious
code because they thought
salvation was the most
important thing of their lives.
At the time of William the
conqueror knights were
essentially soldiers, men who
were skilled in fighting on
horseback and were interested
in their advancement.
They follow the secular code
called chivalry.
A knight was employed by a lord
who gave him the necessary
equipment to practise and the
knight in a return served as his
lord’s vassal.
Music during the Middle Ages
was an entertainment from
town to town and castle to
castle.
Dancing was also a popular
pastime for all classes.
Ballads are simple, popular
songs that tell stories.
They are anonimous and have
a lot of alliterations and
repetition to help the
memorization.
They are about Supernatural,
the conflict on the border
between England and
Scotland and love.
Slide 6
Before M. A. : oral tradition
Introduction
Medieval Towns
The Church
Knights
Medieval Music
Ballads
Heroic pagan poems, such as
Beowulf, were the earliest
monuments of literary England.
They were handed down orally
from generation to generation
and sung by epic singers or bards.
The Middle Ages started in 1066
with the conquest of William I
and England belonged to a
new king. He brought from
Europe feudalism and gave
rise to a pyramidal
organization of society.
However it began to break down
between 13th and 14th
centuries.
They ended in 1485 when started
the Tudor dinasty.
Medieval towns were strange and noisy places that never
seemed welcoming to offsiders.
Castles or abbeys often provide a nucleus for a town and
rivers and natural harbours influenced its shape.
Towns could also be considered as the center of the
commerce.
The Church was the most
important istitution.
At the top of it there was the
Pope, the most important
person of society.
People followed the religious
code because they thought
salvation was the most
important thing of their lives.
At the time of William the
conqueror knights were
essentially soldiers, men who
were skilled in fighting on
horseback and were interested
in their advancement.
They follow the secular code
called chivalry.
A knight was employed by a lord
who gave him the necessary
equipment to practise and the
knight in a return served as his
lord’s vassal.
Music during the Middle Ages
was an entertainment from
town to town and castle to
castle.
Dancing was also a popular
pastime for all classes.
Ballads are simple, popular
songs that tell stories.
They are anonimous and have
a lot of alliterations and
repetition to help the
memorization.
They are about Supernatural,
the conflict on the border
between England and
Scotland and love.
Slide 7
Before M. A. : oral tradition
Introduction
Medieval Towns
The Church
Knights
Medieval Music
Ballads
Heroic pagan poems, such as
Beowulf, were the earliest
monuments of literary England.
They were handed down orally
from generation to generation
and sung by epic singers or bards.
The Middle Ages started in 1066
with the conquest of William I
and England belonged to a
new king. He brought from
Europe feudalism and gave
rise to a pyramidal
organization of society.
However it began to break down
between 13th and 14th
centuries.
They ended in 1485 when started
the Tudor dinasty.
Medieval towns were strange and noisy places that never
seemed welcoming to offsiders.
Castles or abbeys often provide a nucleus for a town and
rivers and natural harbours influenced its shape.
Towns could also be considered as the center of the
commerce.
The Church was the most
important istitution.
At the top of it there was the
Pope, the most important
person of society.
People followed the religious
code because they thought
salvation was the most
important thing of their lives.
At the time of William the
conqueror knights were
essentially soldiers, men who
were skilled in fighting on
horseback and were interested
in their advancement.
They follow the secular code
called chivalry.
A knight was employed by a lord
who gave him the necessary
equipment to practise and the
knight in a return served as his
lord’s vassal.
Music during the Middle Ages
was an entertainment from
town to town and castle to
castle.
Dancing was also a popular
pastime for all classes.
Ballads are simple, popular
songs that tell stories.
They are anonimous and have
a lot of alliterations and
repetition to help the
memorization.
They are about Supernatural,
the conflict on the border
between England and
Scotland and love.
Slide 8
Before M. A. : oral tradition
Introduction
Medieval Towns
The Church
Knights
Medieval Music
Ballads
Heroic pagan poems, such as
Beowulf, were the earliest
monuments of literary England.
They were handed down orally
from generation to generation
and sung by epic singers or bards.
The Middle Ages started in 1066
with the conquest of William I
and England belonged to a
new king. He brought from
Europe feudalism and gave
rise to a pyramidal
organization of society.
However it began to break down
between 13th and 14th
centuries.
They ended in 1485 when started
the Tudor dinasty.
Medieval towns were strange and noisy places that never
seemed welcoming to offsiders.
Castles or abbeys often provide a nucleus for a town and
rivers and natural harbours influenced its shape.
Towns could also be considered as the center of the
commerce.
The Church was the most
important istitution.
At the top of it there was the
Pope, the most important
person of society.
People followed the religious
code because they thought
salvation was the most
important thing of their lives.
At the time of William the
conqueror knights were
essentially soldiers, men who
were skilled in fighting on
horseback and were interested
in their advancement.
They follow the secular code
called chivalry.
A knight was employed by a lord
who gave him the necessary
equipment to practise and the
knight in a return served as his
lord’s vassal.
Music during the Middle Ages
was an entertainment from
town to town and castle to
castle.
Dancing was also a popular
pastime for all classes.
Ballads are simple, popular
songs that tell stories.
They are anonimous and have
a lot of alliterations and
repetition to help the
memorization.
They are about Supernatural,
the conflict on the border
between England and
Scotland and love.
Slide 9
Before M. A. : oral tradition
Introduction
Medieval Towns
The Church
Knights
Medieval Music
Ballads
Heroic pagan poems, such as
Beowulf, were the earliest
monuments of literary England.
They were handed down orally
from generation to generation
and sung by epic singers or bards.
The Middle Ages started in 1066
with the conquest of William I
and England belonged to a
new king. He brought from
Europe feudalism and gave
rise to a pyramidal
organization of society.
However it began to break down
between 13th and 14th
centuries.
They ended in 1485 when started
the Tudor dinasty.
Medieval towns were strange and noisy places that never
seemed welcoming to offsiders.
Castles or abbeys often provide a nucleus for a town and
rivers and natural harbours influenced its shape.
Towns could also be considered as the center of the
commerce.
The Church was the most
important istitution.
At the top of it there was the
Pope, the most important
person of society.
People followed the religious
code because they thought
salvation was the most
important thing of their lives.
At the time of William the
conqueror knights were
essentially soldiers, men who
were skilled in fighting on
horseback and were interested
in their advancement.
They follow the secular code
called chivalry.
A knight was employed by a lord
who gave him the necessary
equipment to practise and the
knight in a return served as his
lord’s vassal.
Music during the Middle Ages
was an entertainment from
town to town and castle to
castle.
Dancing was also a popular
pastime for all classes.
Ballads are simple, popular
songs that tell stories.
They are anonimous and have
a lot of alliterations and
repetition to help the
memorization.
They are about Supernatural,
the conflict on the border
between England and
Scotland and love.