The black death was one of the biggest pandemics that infected Europe and wiped out nearly 60% of the population, that’s about 25 million people, across a two year period. Africa along with Asia was also infected by this plague. This pandemic is commonly known as the bubonic plague. The Black Death had almost a […]
The poem Sir Gawain and The Green Knight was written by an unknown English author referred to as the “Pearl Poet” around the late 1300s, which was a period of time when knights, castles, and kings existed in reality, not only in stories and tales. Sir Gawain is the valiant and noble protagonist of the […]
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Get startedSir Gawain and the Green Knight is a poem that incorporates many different themes, all with varying contributions to the story’s plot and characters throughout. Sometimes the themes even appear to blur their individual distinctions and become intertwined. I see the theme of games as being one of the main themes, though I understand the […]
In the story “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” translated by John Gardner, we see the literary element ‘Romance’ used. We see it exercised in a few different ways. Sir Gawain is an example when he stands up to the Green Knight. Due to this act the chivalrous knight deserves the respect of sir arthur […]
The heightened sense of loyalty, allegiance, and homage that developed across England throughout the early 11th century was greatly influenced by the rise of the feudal system across Medieval Europe. An interpretation of the events throughout the evolution of feudalism is presented in the novel, The Rise of Feudal Monarchies, written by Sidney Painter and […]
At the focus point of feudalism is a central idea familiar to any nation with a warrior ranking. In an uncomplicated economy, this indicates that the amount of a suitable number of workers or servants must defend the importance of the fighting man. Feudalism in Europe began around the 9th century and continued to endure […]
Feudalism in the medieval ages flourished between the 15th-19th centuries. Feudalism is a combination of military and legal customs in the medieval ages. Feudalism is a mutual legal and military obligations among the warrior nobility, known as the lord, kings, vassals and fiefs. In the feudalism system the privileges and rights were giving to persons […]
Empires and kingdoms faced many internal and external challenges to their rule. The three main type of challenges faced by the Romans, Chinese, and early medieval Europeans are Political problems, social problems, and Economic problems. It wasn’t easy to overcome these problems, but later Emperor overcome these problems by rules and laws. Roman faced so […]
Each era has many different aspects of representation. The Bayeux Tapestry in the Early Middle Ages represents the idea of feudalism in its story of the Song of Roland. The architecture of the Gothic Age is represented on a grand scale in the cathedral of Chartres. The music in the Contemporary era expressed the feelings […]
The government is an organized branch of political power and influence on the country or state. Forms of government have been around for centuries, except in the Middle Ages government wasn’t quite like it is now in modern times. Monarchy has been the prevalent form of government, holding the upmost power in Spain with its […]
Since the beginning of time, human beings have come across lightning, floods and the inevitable, death. Ancient humans, being as primitive as they were, could not come with rational explanations for these events. They created religion to explain the unexplainable. It started out with gods for lighting, then transitioned to more moral gods, like Zeus […]
