2006-08-27 05:10:29 · 3 answers · asked by well_readvolunteer 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Since it was a fad of the rich I would have thought that most people didn't have time to give it much thought. Their daily concern was scratching out an existence in very harsh conditions. They were people of the land, most of them uneducated, unable to read. Women of every level in society were treated as property but the marriages of country folk were based more out of love then those of the wealthy folks who were into chivalry.
2006-08-27 05:28:47 · answer #1 · answered by zombie_togo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wish that there'd been more interest in social history way back then, because the common people sure didn't leave us a lot of information, darn it....SCA may be a starting point for references.....
Check your libraries for collections of readings on social histories in the geographic area/era you wish. You may be able to pick out some readings from there (letters from abbots, merchants, travellers, etc.) that work for you.
Other possible sources:
Matthew Paris was writing around that time.
I'd look at anything titled "Life in _____ Times" and scan the reference lists for possible hits.
The "Goodman of Paris" (think Eileen Power did a translation of his book) may have had some comments on the chivalry _in general_ as guidelines for his teenaged bride; maybe etiquette books of the period might give you some possible cross-references?
How did church people (especially from some of the bigger abbeys and monasteries) feel about the chivalry? My impression was a certain amount of love-hate relationship there. Maybe a collection of writings of Suchandso Abbey?
2006-08-27 10:20:20 · answer #2 · answered by samiracat 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Suggest you contact the SCA,or Markland.org
2006-08-27 05:27:27 · answer #3 · answered by Rich B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋