Lord And Lady Flashcards
(42 cards)
What is the solar room in the Keep used for?
It is where the lady would spin and sew.
The lady also teaches her daughter how to be a lady, gives orders to servants, checks food stores, and makes medicines from herbs.
What is the Great Hall in the Keep?
It is the banquet hall where the lord held court and feasted.
The Great Hall is central to the life of the lord and lady.
What are the responsibilities of the Lady in medieval times?
She embroiders and sews, teaches her daughter, gives orders to servants, checks food stores, and makes medicines from herbs.
What are the responsibilities of the Lord in medieval times?
He holds court to solve problems, hunts, feasts in the Great Hall, and protects the King.
Who is a Knight?
A medieval soldier who protects the king and lords.
What is a Page in the context of knight training?
The first stage of knight’s training, starting at age seven, where they are fostered by a lord and taught manners, music, dancing, and horse riding.
What is a Squire?
At age 14, a Page becomes a Squire and learns how to joust and fight with weapons such as lance, sword, and shield.
What is dubbing in medieval times?
A ceremony where a Squire becomes a knight, promising to follow chivalry, be honest, loyal, polite, and to protect women and children.
What is the term for a mounted soldier in medieval times?
Knight
What is the training process for becoming a knight?
Squire, Knight, dubbing ceremony
What is the code that knights were expected to follow?
Code of chivalry
What were common fighting tactics used by knights?
Besieging castles, attacking
What weapons did knights commonly use?
Longbow, crossbow, shield, lance
What protective gear did knights wear?
Helmet and armour
What were some pastimes of knights?
Jousting, hunting, hawking, shooting
What is a monor?
A monor was a village and the land around it.
What were freemen in the context of land ownership?
Freemen paid money rent and could move away.
What were serfs in the context of land ownership?
Serfs were not free and needed permission to move.
What was the open field system?
The open field system involved swapping fields to allow for fertilization.
What did peasants typically eat?
Peasants ate porridge, bread, and pottage.
What is a jousting competition?
Fights between two knights using lanes.
What is a manor?
A village and the land around it.
What is demesne?
The land the lord or knight kept for themselves.
Who are bailiffs?
People who managed the manor.
