第33节
atpire,
buttheeastepart,beingofftheinrouteofthe
greatgrations,hadosurviveandfeeblyntinued
thetraditionsofrosaglory.
duringthedaysofdisorderhetrue
``darkagesofhistory,thesixthahturiesofour
era,thegerntribeshadbeenpersuadedtoaeptthe
e
asthepopeorspiritualheadoftheheniury,
theanisinggeniusofcharlegnehadrevivedthe
roneireandhaduhegreaterpartofe
europeintoasie.durihturythis
eirehadgoopieces.theea
separatekingdofraheeastehalfhe
holyrohegernnation,andtherulersof
thisfederationofstatestheehattheyhe
direaesarandaugustus.
unfortuhepohekingsoffrancedidnot
stretoatoftheirroyalresidence,he
holyroneerorenlydefiedbyhispowerful
subjectssuitedtheirfancyortheirprofit.
toihepeople,the
triangleofeeuropelookatpage128,pleasewasforever
exposedtoattacksfrohreesides.ohlivedthe
everdangeroushaedans.theeastwasravaged
bythenorthefrontierdefenept
fortheshortstretountains
thercyofhordesofhuns,hungarians,slavsandtartars.
thepeaeotepast,adreabr>
ofthe``goodolddaysthatwasa
questionof``fightordie,andquitenaturallypeoplepreferred
tofight.foreanard
dthereandfleadership.both
kingandeerorenand
stofeuropeintheyear1000usthelp
theelves.theyittedtotherepresentatives
ofthekingiheoutlyingdistricts,
providedtheyuldprotectthegainsttheirenees.
sooraleuropeallprincipalities,
eaeruledbyadukeorauntorabaronorabishop,as
thecaseghtbe,andanisedasafightingunit.these
dukesanduntsandbaronshadsobefaithfultothe
kingtheir``feuduenceourword
``feudal,iufortheirloyalservidacertain
auntoftaxes.buttravelinthosedayshe
ansofnicationheroyal
orierialadnistratorsthereforeenjoyedgreatindependence,
andhintheboundariesoftheirohey
assudstoftherightsruthbeloheking.
butyouakeastakeifyousupposedthatthe
peopleoftheeleventhof
govent.theysupportedfeudalisecauseitwasavery
praaster
usuallylivedinabigstonehouseerectedoopofasteep
rockorbuiltbetoats,buthinsightofhis
subjeaseofdahesubjectsfouerbehind
thehebaronialstronghold.thatisheytried
toliveashecastleaspossibleanditatsforthe
nyeuropeancitiesheircareeraroundafeudal
fortress.
buttheknightoftheearlyddleagesuchre
thanaprofessionalsoldier.hehecivilservantofthat
day.henityandhehe
chiefofpoliaughtthehighenandprotected
theertsoftheeleventh
tury.helookedafterthedikessothattheuntryside
shouldnotbefloodedjustasthefirstnoblenhaddone
inthevalleyofthenilefourthousandyearsbefore.he
enuragedthetroubadoursplae
tellioriesoftheaheroesinthe
greatigrations.besides,heprotehurches
aerieshinhisterritory,andalthoughheuld
herreadnoranlytoknow
suberofpriestshis
atsandarriagesahsand
thedeathsains.
ieenthorebecastrong
enoughtoexercisethosepobecause
theyedofgod.thenthefeudalknightslost
theirforrindependenedtotherankofuntry
squires,theynolongerfilledaneedandsoontheybecaa
nuisaeuropehoutthe``feudal
systefthedarkages.thereanybadknights
astherearenybadpeopletoday.butgenerallyspeaking,
theroughfistedbaronsofthethandthirteeury
inistratorsostuseful
serviauseress.duringthaterathenoble
torchofleaingandartiheworldof
theegyptiansandthegreeksandtheronswasbuing
verylohouttheknightsandtheirgoodfriends,the
nks,civilisationinguishedentirely,and
thehunraceore
anhadleftoff.
chivalry
chivalry
itenof
theddleagesshouldtrytoestablishsosortanisation
fortheirtualbeandprote.outofthisneed
forclanisation,knighthoodorchivalrywasbo.
leabouttheinsofknighthood.but
asthesysteeveloped,itgavetheething
neededverybadlyadefiniteruleofndued
thebarbarousadeliferelivable
thanithadbeenduringthefivehundredyearsofthedark
ages.iten
ostoftheirtifightinghaedans
andhunsandnorsen.oftentheyyofbacksliding,
andhavingvoerd
charityintheing,theyurderalltheirprisoners
beforeevening.butprogressisevertheresultofslowand
ostunscrupulousofknights
oobeytherulesofhis``classorsufferthensequences.
theserulesinthevariouspartsofeurope,
buttheyalldechof``servid``loyaltytoduty.the
ddleagesregardedserviceassothingverynoblea
...
buttheeastepart,beingofftheinrouteofthe
greatgrations,hadosurviveandfeeblyntinued
thetraditionsofrosaglory.
duringthedaysofdisorderhetrue
``darkagesofhistory,thesixthahturiesofour
era,thegerntribeshadbeenpersuadedtoaeptthe
e
asthepopeorspiritualheadoftheheniury,
theanisinggeniusofcharlegnehadrevivedthe
roneireandhaduhegreaterpartofe
europeintoasie.durihturythis
eirehadgoopieces.theea
separatekingdofraheeastehalfhe
holyrohegernnation,andtherulersof
thisfederationofstatestheehattheyhe
direaesarandaugustus.
unfortuhepohekingsoffrancedidnot
stretoatoftheirroyalresidence,he
holyroneerorenlydefiedbyhispowerful
subjectssuitedtheirfancyortheirprofit.
toihepeople,the
triangleofeeuropelookatpage128,pleasewasforever
exposedtoattacksfrohreesides.ohlivedthe
everdangeroushaedans.theeastwasravaged
bythenorthefrontierdefenept
fortheshortstretountains
thercyofhordesofhuns,hungarians,slavsandtartars.
thepeaeotepast,adreabr>
ofthe``goodolddaysthatwasa
questionof``fightordie,andquitenaturallypeoplepreferred
tofight.foreanard
dthereandfleadership.both
kingandeerorenand
stofeuropeintheyear1000usthelp
theelves.theyittedtotherepresentatives
ofthekingiheoutlyingdistricts,
providedtheyuldprotectthegainsttheirenees.
sooraleuropeallprincipalities,
eaeruledbyadukeorauntorabaronorabishop,as
thecaseghtbe,andanisedasafightingunit.these
dukesanduntsandbaronshadsobefaithfultothe
kingtheir``feuduenceourword
``feudal,iufortheirloyalservidacertain
auntoftaxes.buttravelinthosedayshe
ansofnicationheroyal
orierialadnistratorsthereforeenjoyedgreatindependence,
andhintheboundariesoftheirohey
assudstoftherightsruthbeloheking.
butyouakeastakeifyousupposedthatthe
peopleoftheeleventhof
govent.theysupportedfeudalisecauseitwasavery
praaster
usuallylivedinabigstonehouseerectedoopofasteep
rockorbuiltbetoats,buthinsightofhis
subjeaseofdahesubjectsfouerbehind
thehebaronialstronghold.thatisheytried
toliveashecastleaspossibleanditatsforthe
nyeuropeancitiesheircareeraroundafeudal
fortress.
buttheknightoftheearlyddleagesuchre
thanaprofessionalsoldier.hehecivilservantofthat
day.henityandhehe
chiefofpoliaughtthehighenandprotected
theertsoftheeleventh
tury.helookedafterthedikessothattheuntryside
shouldnotbefloodedjustasthefirstnoblenhaddone
inthevalleyofthenilefourthousandyearsbefore.he
enuragedthetroubadoursplae
tellioriesoftheaheroesinthe
greatigrations.besides,heprotehurches
aerieshinhisterritory,andalthoughheuld
herreadnoranlytoknow
suberofpriestshis
atsandarriagesahsand
thedeathsains.
ieenthorebecastrong
enoughtoexercisethosepobecause
theyedofgod.thenthefeudalknightslost
theirforrindependenedtotherankofuntry
squires,theynolongerfilledaneedandsoontheybecaa
nuisaeuropehoutthe``feudal
systefthedarkages.thereanybadknights
astherearenybadpeopletoday.butgenerallyspeaking,
theroughfistedbaronsofthethandthirteeury
inistratorsostuseful
serviauseress.duringthaterathenoble
torchofleaingandartiheworldof
theegyptiansandthegreeksandtheronswasbuing
verylohouttheknightsandtheirgoodfriends,the
nks,civilisationinguishedentirely,and
thehunraceore
anhadleftoff.
chivalry
chivalry
itenof
theddleagesshouldtrytoestablishsosortanisation
fortheirtualbeandprote.outofthisneed
forclanisation,knighthoodorchivalrywasbo.
leabouttheinsofknighthood.but
asthesysteeveloped,itgavetheething
neededverybadlyadefiniteruleofndued
thebarbarousadeliferelivable
thanithadbeenduringthefivehundredyearsofthedark
ages.iten
ostoftheirtifightinghaedans
andhunsandnorsen.oftentheyyofbacksliding,
andhavingvoerd
charityintheing,theyurderalltheirprisoners
beforeevening.butprogressisevertheresultofslowand
ostunscrupulousofknights
oobeytherulesofhis``classorsufferthensequences.
theserulesinthevariouspartsofeurope,
buttheyalldechof``servid``loyaltytoduty.the
ddleagesregardedserviceassothingverynoblea
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