Life in a Medieval Castle

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1 M 5.1 Folie: The Banqueting Hall

2 L 5.1 The Banqueting Hall the squire the lord the lady the minstrels the jester the chaplain the monks the page

3 M 5.2 Life in a medieval castle Robert de Clifford was the first Kind Edward II granted him and the The Lord of the castle is a.. He has to all the people.. and he is also the..the peasants on his land have to do,., pay and. The Lady of the castle looks after. When she is., she is married... choose her husband. When you are years old, you can be a page. You have.. and train hard. When you are., you become a squire and you have to.. Later you will be dubbed =. The falconer in the castle looks after The birds are used for.. The jester comes with and... when there is a feast in the Great Hall (or banqueting hall). He travels from.. The maid works She is a. daughter. The peasant works on the land of and has to, which means he has to give the lord some of products. He also has to do., e.g. helping when there is work to do in the castle. The master mason He can lead a.with the money he earns.

4 L 5.2 Life in a medieval castle Robert de Clifford was the first Lord of Skipton Kind Edward II granted him the title and the land The Lord of the castle is a knight.. He has to protect all the people on his land.. and he is also the judge..the peasants on his land have to do boon work,., pay taxes and feudal dues. The Lady of the castle looks after the household and the servants. She is married when she is 12 years old. Her parents. choose her husband.. When you are 6 or 7 years old, you can be a page. You have to serve the lord and the lady and train hard. When you are 12., you become a squire and you have to look after the knight s equipment. Later you will be dubbed = become a knight. The falconer in the castle looks after hawks and falcons. The birds are used for hunting... The jester comes with minstrels and acrobats.. when there is a feast in the Great Hall (or banqueting hall). He travels from castle to castle... The maid works in the kitchen. She is a peasant s.daughter. The peasant works on the land of the lord and has to pay feudal dues, which means he has to give the lord some of products. He also has to do boon work,.. e.g. helping when there is work to do in the castle. The master mason is like an architect. He plans and constructs a castle. He can lead a comfortable life with the money he earns.

5 M 6.1 Arbeitsblatt: Code of Chivalry This is what the pages and squires had to learn. A knight had to follow these rules. The Ten Commandments of the Code of Chivalry 1. Thou shalt believe all that the Church teaches, and shalt observe all its directions. 2. Thou shalt defend the Church. 3. Thou shalt repect all weaknesses, and shalt constitute1 thyself the defender of them. 4. Thou shalt love the country in the which thou wast born. 5. Thou shalt not recoil1 before thine enemy. 6. Thou shalt not make war against the Infidel1 without cessation1 and without mercy. 7. Thou shalt perform scrupulously thy feudal duties, if they be not contrary to the laws of God. 8. Thou shalt never lie, and shall remain faithful to thy pledged1 word. 9. Thou shalt be generous, and give largess to everyone. 10. Thou shalt be everywhere and always the champion1 of the Right and the Good against Injustice and Evil. From Leon Gautier's "Chivalry, The Everyday Life of the Medieval Knight". Questions on the Ten Commandments of the Code of Chivalry: 1. Try to translate the rules into modern English. 2. Characterize a person who was chivalrous. 3. Discuss if there are any rules that people should follow today, too.

6 L 6.1 Arbeitsblatt: Code of Chivalry Quelle: Lösungsvorschlag: Die zehn Gebote der Ritterlichkeit 1. Du sollst an all das glauben, was die Kirche lehrt, und sollst alle ihre Weisungen/Regeln befolgen. 2. Du sollst die Kirche verteidigen. 3. Du sollst alle Schwächen respektieren und dich als ihr Verteidiger sehen. 4. Du sollst das Land lieben, in dem du geboren wurdest. 5. Du sollst nicht vor deinem Feind zurückweichen. 6. Du sollst gegen die Ungläubigen ohne Unterlass und ohne Gnade Krieg führen. 7. Du sollst deine Lehenspflichten genauestens erfüllen, wenn sie nicht gegen die Gesetze Gottes verstoßen. 8. Du sollst niemals lügen und dem von dir gegebenen Wort treu bleiben. 9. Du sollst großzügig sein und jedem viel geben. 10. Du sollst immer und überall der Verteidiger des Rechts und des Guten gegen das Unrecht und das Böse sein.

7 M 6.2 Castle Crossword

8 L 6.2 Lösungsblatt

9 M 6.3 Folie/Arbeitsblatt Wordsearch Find the castle words. s q u i r e e j s n h c h a p e l h e b i d t o w e r n g s a g u c f k n i g h t n a n l a n c e i u e q t g i l r h e e n r u e e f c e a r l t n e h o f o b l s k i p t o n o n p l h u n c i u r r e n g p a g e n s r d r a w b r i d g e k j o u s t i n g o n e

10 L 6.3 Lösung Wordsearch banqueting chapel Clifford drawbridge dungeon earl falconer gatehouse hall hunting jester jousting knight lance page Skipton squire tower