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buttheeastepart,beingofftheinrouteofthe
greatgrations,hadosurviveandfeeblyntinued
thetraditionsofrosaglory.
duringthedaysofdisorderhetrue
``darkagesofhistory,thesixthahturiesofour
era,thegerntribeshadbeenpersuadedtoacceptthe
e
asthepopeorspiritualheadoftheheniury,
theanisinggeniusofcharlegnehadrevivedthe
roneireandhaduhegreaterpartofe
europeintoasie.durihturythis
eirehadgoopieces.theea
separatekingdofraheeastehalfhe
holyrohegernnation,andtherulersof
thisfederationofstatestheehattheyhe
directheirsofcaesarandaugustus.
unfortuhepohekingsoffrancedidnot
stretoatoftheirroyalresidence,he
holyroneerorenlydefiedbyhispowerful
subjectssuitedtheirfancyortheirprofit.
toihepeople,the
triangleofeeuropelookatpage128,pleasewasforever
exposedtoattacksfrohreesides.ohlivedthe
everdangeroushaedans.theeastwasravaged
bythenorthefrontierdefencelessexcept
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
peopleoftheeleventhovent.theysupportedfeudalisecauseitwasavery
praaster
usuallylivedinabigstonehouseerectedoopofasteep
rockorbuiltbetoats,buthinsightofhis
subjects.incaseofdahesubjectsfouerbehind
thehebaronialstronghold.thatisheytried
toliveashecastleaspossibleanditatsforthe
nyeuropeancitiesheircareeraroundafeudal
fortress.
buttheknightoftheearlyddleagesuchre
thanaprofessionalsoldier.hehecivilservantofthat
day.henityandhehe
chiefofpolice.hecaughtthehighenandprotected
theertsoftheeleventh
tury.helookedafterthedikessothattheuntryside
shouldnotbefloodedjustasthefirstnoblenhaddone
inthevalleyofthenilefourthousandyearsbefore.he
enuragedthetroubadoursplacetoplace
tellioriesoftheaheroesinthe
greatigrations.besides,heprotectedthechurches
aerieshinhisterritory,andalthoughheuld
herreadnoranlytoknow
suberofpriestshis
atsandarriagesahsand
thedeathsains.
ieenthorebecastrong
enoughtoexercisethosepobecause
theyedofgod.thenthefeudalknightslost
theirforrindependence.reducedtotherankofuntry
squires,theynolongerfilledaneedandsoontheybecaa
nuisaeuropehoutthe``feudal
systefthedarkages.thereanybadknights
astherearenybadpeopletoday.butgenerallyspeaking,
theroughfistedbaronsofthethandthirteeury
inistratorsostuseful
servicetothecauseress.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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