Post by The Dungeon Master on Mar 10, 2012 9:20:43 GMT -5
Aid- military assistance
Beneficium- gift, usualy a land grant
Ceremony of Commendation- a ritual composed of homage and fealty, pledging two free men to an unbreakable, permanent bond of loyalty.
Coat of Arms - Only the knight, his wife and his hired herald (who must wear it on his tabard) can wear a knight's personal arms. The knight's eldest son wears his father's arms marked with a difference. Other sons generally make some change to their father's coat.
Counsel- support of a lord in his business and the granting of advice
Dame - title for a woman that is equivalent to "lord", used when the woman is the head of her own household.
d. - Denarius (plural denarii); = 1/240th of a libra. Also called a pence, or penny.
Fealty- an oath of faithfullnessm most commonly including a clause to never attack one's lord.
Feudalism - everything belongs to the king as the highest lord of the land.All rights derive from the king, who has distributed some of his rights and responsibilities among his lords; they, in turn, distribute some of these rights and responsibilities to their knights. All obligations are personal, dependent upon the relationship between a lord and his followers. The followers swear fealty to the lord, and afterwards are known as vassals of that lord. The lord ensures the loyalty of his favored followers by giving them land, the single most valuable and permanent commodity in the realm.
Homage- an act of submission, the personal oath of an underling to his lord.
Knight - A warrior who has undergone the ceremony of knighthood and sworn allegiance to a lord. A nobleman of the lowest rank. Most aspirants must wait until 21 years of age. Sometimes a young heir must be hastily knighted and ennobled upon reaching uis majority at age 18 or, even rare, at 15.
Lady - the wife of a nobleman of any rank
Land, gift of - given for the duration of the recipient's life, but upon death reverts to the lord
Land, grant of - given for the life of the recipient and his heirs, also called a fief.
£ - Librum (plural libra); = 240 denarii or 20 shillings
Liege Lord - The lord to whom a knight owes primary loyalty.
Lord - A knight, and a nobleman, holding other knights as vassals. A banneret knight is the lowest lord. The High King is the highest lord.
Manor - a land holding which is capable of providing eniugh income to support a knight.
Noble - a person of the highest social class, including all lords and knights, and some squires.
Oath- An oath is a promise made under the witness of God, the most sacred form of promise, and cannot be broken except with the gravest consequences: To Christians, it implies the threat of eternal damnation in Hell.
Page - young boys or girls between the ages of 10 and 15. At 15 most girls become maids-in-waiting and boys become squires.
Social Classes
Squire - the servant of a knight. May be noble if the son of a noble. Boys at age 15 can become squires.
Vassal- does not own the land he is given, but does own all teh granted benefits collected from that land
Beneficium- gift, usualy a land grant
Ceremony of Commendation- a ritual composed of homage and fealty, pledging two free men to an unbreakable, permanent bond of loyalty.
Coat of Arms - Only the knight, his wife and his hired herald (who must wear it on his tabard) can wear a knight's personal arms. The knight's eldest son wears his father's arms marked with a difference. Other sons generally make some change to their father's coat.
Counsel- support of a lord in his business and the granting of advice
Dame - title for a woman that is equivalent to "lord", used when the woman is the head of her own household.
d. - Denarius (plural denarii); = 1/240th of a libra. Also called a pence, or penny.
Fealty- an oath of faithfullnessm most commonly including a clause to never attack one's lord.
Feudalism - everything belongs to the king as the highest lord of the land.All rights derive from the king, who has distributed some of his rights and responsibilities among his lords; they, in turn, distribute some of these rights and responsibilities to their knights. All obligations are personal, dependent upon the relationship between a lord and his followers. The followers swear fealty to the lord, and afterwards are known as vassals of that lord. The lord ensures the loyalty of his favored followers by giving them land, the single most valuable and permanent commodity in the realm.
Homage- an act of submission, the personal oath of an underling to his lord.
Knight - A warrior who has undergone the ceremony of knighthood and sworn allegiance to a lord. A nobleman of the lowest rank. Most aspirants must wait until 21 years of age. Sometimes a young heir must be hastily knighted and ennobled upon reaching uis majority at age 18 or, even rare, at 15.
- Knight Mercenary - knights without a laord
- Knight Bachelor - Household knights; allowed to bear a pennocelle upon his lance)
- Knight Vassal - knights who own their own land. Obliged to server for 40 days per year at war, plus a customary extension of 20 more if the lord demands it. Also must server 3 months of castle garrison duty and appear at court to offer advice whenever the lord demands it. Allowed to bear a pennant on his lance.
- Knight Lord - Any knight who has taken on other knights as followers.
Lady - the wife of a nobleman of any rank
Land, gift of - given for the duration of the recipient's life, but upon death reverts to the lord
Land, grant of - given for the life of the recipient and his heirs, also called a fief.
£ - Librum (plural libra); = 240 denarii or 20 shillings
Liege Lord - The lord to whom a knight owes primary loyalty.
Lord - A knight, and a nobleman, holding other knights as vassals. A banneret knight is the lowest lord. The High King is the highest lord.
Manor - a land holding which is capable of providing eniugh income to support a knight.
Noble - a person of the highest social class, including all lords and knights, and some squires.
Oath- An oath is a promise made under the witness of God, the most sacred form of promise, and cannot be broken except with the gravest consequences: To Christians, it implies the threat of eternal damnation in Hell.
Page - young boys or girls between the ages of 10 and 15. At 15 most girls become maids-in-waiting and boys become squires.
Social Classes
- The Noble Class - The upper class, divided among higher (lords) and lower (knights) nobility. English: higher nobility are lords (king, duke, earl. baron, banneret) and lower is gentry. French: higher are barons and lower is chevaliers. Germa: higher are Herren and lower are Ritter. Spanish; higher are grandes and lower are hidalgos.
- The Clerical Class
- The Common Class
Squire - the servant of a knight. May be noble if the son of a noble. Boys at age 15 can become squires.
Vassal- does not own the land he is given, but does own all teh granted benefits collected from that land