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Famous medieval knights - Tristan

               Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Around the time of 1155 and 1170 A.D the legend of the medieval knight Tristan, the heroic nephew of medieval King Mark of Cornwall, began. His legend consisted of himself, King Mark of Cornwall and lady Iseult; it was a classic tale of love, betrayal, sadness, and happiness. Tristan, whose name translates to “sorrow”, [...]

Medieval knights

               Sunday, April 13th, 2008

There is a sense of great importance of the presence of Medieval Knights in history. Not only did they hold political and social power, they also held a greatly influential role. These role models did not achieve their status by luck or birth rights; they had to earn their respect and status through education, faith [...]

Medieval knights Jousting

               Sunday, April 13th, 2008

Jousting had no equal as the epitome of Medieval sport throughout the Middle Ages and even from the end of the 16th Century, knights who jousted were seen as the finest of sportsmen. The rules and ceremonies of jousting tournaments were defined by the same set standards as the chivalry itself; arranged by heralds in [...]

Medieval knights Armor

               Sunday, April 13th, 2008

Throughout the early Norman times, armor mainly consisted of chain-mail, quilted work, jazerant and scale. A proportion of plate would be used as extra protection to the chest. The scale is a type of amour consisting of small, overlapping metal scales fastened onto leather or cloth. The jazerant is defense made from small plates of [...]

Medieval Castles - Medieval Knights

               Sunday, April 13th, 2008

We hold the ideas and introduction of medieval castles to the Norman invaders. We had some strong establishments before that introduction, but very few. Violet le Duc has said that the first people in Western Europe to build castles were the Normans, but not as isolated fortresses, but as a way of general defense. This [...]

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