Luckily, I remembered that I was supposed to go to Medieval Times for my History class and I suggested that I bring ole" Jim along once he finally came to. ... All that needs to be know is that we got him under control, convinced him that he was not in purgatory, that we were not devils trying to take him to hell, and we got him in a car and took him to Medieval Times. ... When we pulled into the parking lot in front of Medieval Times, James said, "This fortress could not defend against starving peasants with chickens for sword," and when we told him it was supposed to be a replica of a castle...

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KNIGHTS Knights were a large part of history during early and late medieval periods. ... Tournaments were the most popular of all of the medieval entertainments. ... Throughout the medieval period there was much weapons and armor. ... A lot of times the horses armor matched the knights. ...

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In the Medieval Period, knights dedicated their lives to following the code of chivalry. ... Their characteristics of respect for women and courtesy for all, helpfulness to the weak, honor, and skill in battle made the characters King Arthur, King Pellinore, and Sir Gryfflette examples of what knights strove to be like in Medieval society. ... To reiterate, the code of chivalry was expected to be followed by knights in the Medieval time period. ... Because of this romantic atmosphere in the story, the characters proved to be the ideal knights at certain times and respected for their chival...

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The Knights of old were an extremely well respected class of medieval society. ... In medieval times a boy who was training to be a knight spent the first years of his life mainly in the care of females of his family. ... There were even times when men were knighted right on the field of battle however, most knighting ceremonies were performed during times of peace. ...

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The common bow was about half the size of a man; however the medieval long bows were the same size if not bigger than a man. ... "The medieval lance and pike evolved from the ancient spear. ... By medieval times the sword had became highly symbolic. ... Horses played an important role in warfare during the medieval period. ...

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Wife of Bath Tale and Tale of Florent: Sincere Superiority or Corrupt Dominance During the Medieval age under the rule of King Arthur, tales of women's empowerment began to contradict the traditional role of women's inferiority to men. ... The Wife of Bath is a woman, with strong opinions and views, in the time of King Arthur during the medieval period, when women were not supposed to have such views. ... A knight is supposed to chivalric at all times, but the Wife of Bath knows this not to be true. ...

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Sometimes it may have been to impress or protect a woman, other times it may have been to defend your own honor. ... I think the author's intent was again to show the theme of loyalty during medieval times. ...

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SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT" An anonymous author wrote Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in the 14th century. It was written in a dialect from Northern England. The poem uses alliteration similar to the Anglo-Saxon form of poetry. Alliteration uses a repetition of consonants. The poem ends the...

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• Grade Level: High School