FEUDALISMFEUDALISMEconomic SystemEconomic SystemPolitical systemPolitical system

• Viking strategy of terrorViking strategy of terror

• Efficient Viking boatsEfficient Viking boats

VIKING ERAVIKING ERA

• Ruthless killersRuthless killers

– 6 year old playing ball6 year old playing ball

– Laughed at the thought of Laughed at the thought of killing childrenkilling children

– Last name: Skull-splitterLast name: Skull-splitter

VIKING ERAVIKING ERA

• Invaders posed a threat – No GovernmentInvaders posed a threat – No Government– VikingsVikings– MuslimsMuslims– Other NoblesOther Nobles

Need for FeudalismNeed for Feudalism

• Invaders posed a threat – No GovernmentInvaders posed a threat – No Government– VikingsVikings– MuslimsMuslims– Other NoblesOther Nobles

• Aristocrats (Nobles) became the Aristocrats (Nobles) became the protection –protection – Feudalism Feudalism

Need for FeudalismNeed for Feudalism

SerfSerf

FreemenFreemen

FreemenFreemen

EARLY MIDDLE AGESEARLY MIDDLE AGES

THUGS AND WARRIORS THUGS AND WARRIORS LEFTOVER FROM VIKING WARSLEFTOVER FROM VIKING WARS

KNIGHTSKNIGHTS

• Almost all Nobles were Almost all Nobles were knightsknights

• Training began at age 7 - Training began at age 7 - PagePage

KNIGHTSKNIGHTS

KNIGHTSKNIGHTS

ChivalryChivalry

• A way of life A way of life for the noblesfor the nobles

• How to treat womenHow to treat women• How to treat each otherHow to treat each other

MANOR SYSTEMMANOR SYSTEM• Economic foundation of Feudal SocietyEconomic foundation of Feudal Society

MANOR SYSTEMMANOR SYSTEM• Economic foundation of Feudal SocietyEconomic foundation of Feudal Society

Center of manorial life was the Center of manorial life was the village churchvillage church

Village life was also very Village life was also very communalcommunal

MANOR SYSTEMMANOR SYSTEM

Medieval LifeMedieval Life

Bread

80% of caloric content

BeerBeer

drink of northern Europedrink of northern Europe

Why?Why?

Medieval LifeMedieval Life

BeerBeer

drink of northern Europedrink of northern Europe

AlcoholAlcohol killed the Bacteriakilled the Bacteria found in waterfound in water

Medieval LifeMedieval Life

People rarely bathed -People rarely bathed -

Believed it might make them sickBelieved it might make them sick

Harmful Bacteria was everywhereHarmful Bacteria was everywhere

Medieval LifeMedieval Life

There are stories of how people didn’t bathe in the Middle Ages – for example, St Fintan of Clonenagh was said to take a bath only once a year, just before Easter, for twenty-four years. Meanwhile, the Anglo-Saxons were believed that the Vikings were overly concerned with cleanliness since they took a bath once a week.  On the other hand, we can also see many literary references and works of art depicting people taking baths, and noting that it was part of daily activity.