Arthurian Legends
Arthurian Legends are texts about the legendary king Arthur and his knights in Camelot.
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Write your answers to the Courtly Love document on a separate sheet of paper and turn it in to me, or you can turn your work in under the "Turn It In, Turn It In" section of the website.
What did it take to become a Knight?
How many of you would be able to become a Knight? Would you have been able to follow all of the rules listed in the document above?
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The Damsel video has adult content because of the gender changes and expectations that history placed on women. Did you know that during the 13th century women had more rights and freedoms than they had in the Victorian period? That idea of a Damsel in Distress is really put to shame by history. Why don't you take a look and see what you think? Who knows you might find a damsel who won her freedom, married the man she loved, fought for her home and much more. Would you believe that women in the Middle Ages might have been more free than they are now?
If you were a knight what would you have done? Well knights didn't start out as the knight we think of today. Actually they were quite brutal and vicious. These knight were violent and had a slight addiction with killing. So you may be wondering, what happened to the knight in shining armor that we all think of? Well they had to be given rules. These rules were called the Knights Code of Chivalry. Watch the Video below to find out what knights were really like!
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