Chilvary Courtly Love and Arthurian Legend An Informational

Chilvary, Courtly Love, and Arthurian Legend An Informational Power Point Presentation and Web Quest

Chivalry • Ideals associated with medieval knighthood • Examples – Honor – Courtly love – Bravery – Loyalty to King

Chivalry • A product of feudalism, chivalry was an idealized system of manners and morals. • The Medieval knight was bound by the chivalric code to be loyal to God, his lord, and his lady. • Chivalric ideals include benevolence, brotherly love, and politeness. • Read more about the Knight’s Code of Chivalry.

Courtly Love • This relationship was modeled on the feudal relationship between a knight and his liege lord. • The knight serves his courtly lady with the same obedience and loyalty which he owes to his liege lord. • She is in complete control; he owes her obedience and submission • The knight's love for the lady inspires him to do great deeds, in order to be worthy of her love or to win her favor. • “Courtly love" was not between husband wife because it was an idealized sort of relationship that could not exist within the context of "real life" medieval marriages.

Courtly Love • “Courtly love" provided a model of behavior for a class of unmarried young men who might otherwise have threatened social stability. • Knights were typically younger brothers without land of their own (hence unable to support a wife). • The lady is typically older, married, and of higher social status than the knight because she was modeled on the wife of the feudal lord, who might naturally become the focus of the young, unmarried knights' desire. • The "symptoms" of love were described as if it were a sickness. The "lovesick" knight’s typical symptoms: sighing, turning pale, turning red, fever, inability to sleep, eat or drink. • Read more here!

Arthurian Legend • Take place in Great Britain • Fictional Legends with many different versions • Sir Thomas Malory brought together first collection • 12 th and 13 th Century

Camelot: The Home of Arthurian Legend

Characters of Arthurian Legend • Page, Squire, and the Knight – Age 7 -Page • Servant in a household • Learns weaponry, courtesy, religion, etc. – Age 14 - Squire • Personal aide to a knight – Age 18 -21 - Knight • If he can master the skills he is then knighted

Important Items in Arthurian Legend • • Holy Grail Siege Perilous Round Table Excalibur

Characters of Arthurian Legend • King Arthur-drew the sword in the stone • Sir Lancelot-one of Arthur’s most trusted knights (who had an affair with his wife, Guinevere) • Sir Galahad- seat was siege perilous, quest for the Holy Grail • Sir Kay- Kay was Arthur’s foster brother, tried to pull the sword • Sir Mordred-illegitimate son of Arthur, traitor • Sir Gawain- Arthur’s nephew, defender of the poor, ladies man • Merlin- wizard, King’s advisor, mistress is Morgan Le Fay