1. Feudal society CONTENTS RESOURCES UNIT 2

2. Contents Second invasions Feudalism Nobles Peasants Feudal Society The Church THE VIKINGS THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY FEUDALISM A FIEF MEDIEVAL SOCIETY NOBLES AND KNIGHTS CASTLES THE CHURCH MONKS AND MONASTERIES PEASANTS RESOURCES

3. ACTIVITIES LINKS http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/middle-ages-knights.htm http:// www.abbayedefontenay.com/abbayedefontenay.htm http:// www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/feudal.html http:// www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings / Resources R Name the parts of a castle Peasants’ work ENLARGE ENLARGE Feudal life The Vikings Virtual tour of an abbey Knights

4. A Viking ship: Drakkar The Vikings A Viking village ENLARGE

5. A Viking village The Vikings X

6. The Bayeux tapestry PLAY

7. The Bayeux tapestry THE END to EXIT Journey to Normandy The Bayeux tapestry Preparation of a feast The Battle of Hastings CONTENTS

8. The Bayeux tapestry SCENE 1 SCENE 2 SCENE 3

9. Journey to Normandy The Bayeux tapestry

10. Preparation of a feast The Bayeux tapestry

11. The Battle of Hastings The Bayeux tapestry

12. Homage ceremony Feudalism

13. Reconstruction of a fief A fief Fief structure today? toll village forest crops lord’s castle mill village

14. Fief structure today A fief

15. Medieval society Feudal relations LORD VASSAL economic aid counsel military protection legal defence sustenance military aid See royal symbols

16. Royal symbols Medieval society crown royal orb royal sceptre

17. Nobles and knights Nobles’ costumes START GROUP to exit group CONTENTS

18. Nobles and knights A knight with his armed retinue 1 / 6 NEXT

19. crossbow Medieval weapons bow and arrow Nobles and knights 2 / 6 NEXT

20. Nobles and knights Noblewomen and noblemen 3 / 6 NEXT

21. Nobles and knights A knight’s armour 4 / 6 NEXT

22. Nobles and knights A noblewoman from The Lady and the Unicorn tapestries 5 / 6 NEXT

23. Nobles and knights Noblewomen 6 / 6 BACK TO START

24. The Church Fresco in Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy See the structure of the Catholic Church See the coronation of an emperor Pope SECULAR CLERGY bishops abbots priests superiors of convents and monasteries friars, monks and nuns REGULAR CLERGY X Coronation of Emperor Lothair III by the Pope X

25. Monasteries and monks The parts of a monastery refectory: dining room church cloister chapter house: a meeting room library guest house kitchen storeroom dormitory garden infirmary START GROUP to exit group CONTENTS

26. Monastery of Santo Toribio de Liébana, Cantabria Monasteries and monks 1 / 3 NEXT

27. A monk at work Monasteries and monks 2 / 3 Monks copied manuscripts by hand. A monk might copy two or three books a year. NEXT

28. Monasteries and monks Medieval manuscript 3 / 3 BACK TO START

29. Castles Reconstruction of a medieval castle parapet moat barbican courtyard battlements tower smithy well wall drawbridge tower of homage walk START GROUP to exit group CONTENTS

30. Peñafiel castle, Valladolid Castles 1 / 5 NEXT

31. Santa Catalina castle, Jaén Castles 2 / 5 NEXT

32. Loarre castle, Huesca Castles 3 / 5 NEXT

33. The Alcazar of Segovia Castles 4 / 5 NEXT

34. Activity: Name the parts of a castle 5 / 5 BACK TO START

35. Peasants Peasant dress START GROUP to exit group CONTENTS

36. Peasants 1 / 6 1. forest 2. Lord’s castle 3. crops 4. mill 5. church 6. house 7. tolls NEXT

37. Peasants 2 / 6 vegetable plot haystack They fished and sometimes ate fish. People and animals lived in the house. NEXT

38. Peasants Peasants dancing 3 / 6 NEXT

39. Minstrels provided entertainment. Peasants 4 / 6 NEXT

40. Peasants working in the fields Peasants 5 / 6 scythe sickle NEXT

41. Activity: Peasants’ work A medieval agricultural calendar  They prepared the soil.  They sheared the sheep.  They harvested the crops.  They stomped grapes.  They slaughtered the animals. 1 2 3 4 6  They planted seeds. Match the work to the month or months. October February March December November January April May June July September August 5 6 / 6 BACK TO START