1. By: Michael, Brandol, and Max
MRG

2. Middle Age Entertainment
Sports
Archery
Horseshoes
Wrestling
JOUSTING to nobility
Music
Important part of the culture at the time
MRG

3. Middle Age Entertainment
Music (cont.)
Played a big part in the Roman catholic church
Theatre
Originally banned at the beginning of Middle Ages
Put on by the church
Usually took place in front of churches
Literature
MRG

4. The Devine Comedy Epic Poem written by Dante Alighiere
Based upon Dante’s travel through the afterlife
Comedy – it starts sad and then ends happy
Based upon the fact the Catholic church was the truth and way of life
Divided into four different parts:
Prologue
Inferno
Purgatory
Paradise
MRG

5. Sir Gawain and The Green Knight
Author unknown
Poem was written in the second half of the 14th century
Story of Gawain, who can be considered the perfect knight
Story emphasizes chivalry:
Code of conduct at the time based upon military and Christian ideals
MRG

6. The Canterbury Tales Written by Geoffrey Chaucer
Written in Middle English and is said to have legitimized it
Used several dialects, while using a large vocabulary and it rhymed
Became very popular and served as an example for other writers
Thirty pilgrims on their way to Canterbury telling tales to pass the time
Gave insight into the Medieval lifestyle.
MRG

7. The Thousand and One Nights
Unknown Author
Written during the 14th Century
Genre: prose, contains lots of different genres from poetry to prose adventure tales, romances, etc.
Based upon daily life, made magical/glamourous by settings, adventures, and the interaction between sorcerers and demons
MRG

8. The Age of Faith Transformed by three civilizations
The Germanic culture of the tribes
Christianity
Islam 8

9. The Koran It’s the Islamic version of the Bible
Muslims don’t accept it being translated
Has God’s revelations received by Muhammad
Muhammad was illiterate, followers wrote
Accepts Jesus as a profit, son of Mary; but not God’s son 9

10. Beowulf Not certain when it was written
Original in Anglo-Saxon language
A poem fairy-tale story about a dragon killing hero
He is summoned by a city to kill a monster named Grendel, then fights his mother
After he is made king and dies fighting the last dragon that he kills 10

11. The Song of Roland One of the earliest French poem (1100)
It describes how France left behind its Germanic past as many powerful families and accepted Christianity
Protagonist is Roland
The poem has been referred to as a French version of The Iliad and Roland Achilles 11

12. The Song of Roland
Readers make the comparison because Roland is driven by honor
The poem has a Christian theme
Roland embodies the system that united Early Europe 12

13. William I (1027-1087) Also known as William the Conqueror
Well known for successful military conquests
Appointed Duke of Normandy in 1035 but desired British crown
Successfully crushed the baron rebellion in 1047 and continued to gain strength in the region
Successfully led the Norman army against Harold Godwinson across the English Channel in 1066
Godwinson was caught off guard as the kind of Norway invaded from the south

14. Rulers of the middle ages

15. William I Contd. William entered England Unopposed
Finally faced Godwinson’s army on October 14th at the battle of Hastings
Successfully defeated the Anglo-Saxon army and killed Godwinson and brothers
Crowned King William I on Christmas Day 1066
Drastically changed English history by making governmental changes
Gave more independence to Shires
Allowed sheriffs to hold court
Created Domesday book (like modern census)
Took english estates and turned them over to Normans

16. King Richard I (1157-1199) Also known as King Richard the Lionheart
Gained the name even before he became king because of his successes on the battlefield
Commanded his own army against his father Henry II and Muslim forces by the age of 16
Richard set out to defeat his father in 1174 but would not succeed until 1189
Richard was said to be loved by many of his subjects and sparked great loyalty

17. King Richard I Contd.
Richard was also said to be a vicious ruler who committed acts such as rape against his subjects
Richard banned Jews and women from his ceremonies but some Jews still came to his coronation presenting gifts
They were beaten and thrown out at a riot against Jews sparked in the streets
Richard later led a crusade in 1191 attempting to take back Jerusalem
He was unsuccessful and was forced to recognize Conrad of Montferrat as king he was murdered before he could be crowned and Richard was suspected in the assassination

18. He was briefly captured near Vienna in 1192 and released a year later
Died of an arrow wound in 199
Remembered for capturing Cyprus maintaining an effective government and his legacy as a great warrior