Magnificent Middle Ages
Nikhil Mathews
People
There were many types of people in the middle ages. The
most known people were the kings and queens, Although there were
much more. For example, there were serfs lords, nuns and,
peasants. The king ruled over everyone. The lord had a lot of land
and had serfs working for him. The nuns and monks were very
religious people who spent most of their time in the church.
Entertainers were also there like jesters and troubadours. Those
are just a few of the many people in the Middle Ages.
Knights
There were many steps in becoming a knight. They had to
learn how to use swords and crossbows. The boys had to first
clean the other knight’s armor. once they were old enough they
would practice a lot with different kinds of weapons. They also
had to go to the church alone and pray an entire night with no
sleep or no food. In the morning the man would take a bath and
get ready. A lord or another important person would make him
a knight and hand him a sword. The knight promised to fight for
his king and never back out on a battle It was very hard to
become a knight. I know I wouldn't want to be a knight!
Feudal System
In the Middle Ages the Feudal system was the law of the
land. It consisted of many people. The feudal system was when
the upper classes had control over the lower classes. If a king
gave some land to a baron the baron had to pay off her debt by
giving some money to the king for the army, or the baron had to
have the army ready if there was an attack. Another part of
the feudal system was the lords and the peasants. The
peasants got some land, and they had many rights. They could
make special groups, build materials, or plant crops. In return
the peasant had to work on the lord’s land. the Feudal system
really balances everything out.
Weaponry
There were many weapons also in the middle ages. One weapon
was the ballista. It was a giant crossbow, and it also needed
several men to operate. Another weapon used a lot by the
Romans was the battering ram. They used it by swinging the tree
trunk one side and ramming the opponent on the other hence the
name battering ram. Machicolations were used if a intruder was
coming toward the castle the machicolations would drop boiling
water or burning hot iron on the man’s head. the mangonel was
like giant catapult that usually fired huge boulders at the
enemy. If you got too close to one of these weapons the sight
would not be a good one.
Cathedrals and Churches
Another major part in the middle ages was religion. There
many churches in the middle ages. Some cathedrals took one
hundred years or more to complete! Many people worked to
build the cathedrals. The craftsmen actually built a lot of
the cathedral. The architect made the deigns for the church ,
and there was a lot of pressure on him. The masons made sure
that every block was exactly in their place. They also carved
the blocks. Stone-cutters cut the stone into various shapes.
They were paid for each stone they cut. Sometimes the next
generation of workers had to take over where there
ancestors left off. Building a cathedral was a lot of hard
work.