Shadow Knights Research Paper

The Crusades were both an enlightening time in history and a dark time in history. It is interesting that something so many years ago can have an impact on our global society today. Battles, wars and treaties that occurred almost one thousand years ago shape the world as we see it today. Historians provide the opportunity to travel back in time and analyze the unfolding of these gruesome battles. Because of this, it is possible to compare the world today with the events that occurred during this time period. When doing this, several links can be made with the crusades and modern day political structures.

An organization of religious warriors, the Knights Templar protected Christian pilgrims in the Near East during the High Middle Ages (Davis Paul K.; Allen Lee Hamilton 1). The European knights, fighting as heavy cavalry, responded to the call of Pope Urban II in 1095 to march to the Holy Land and liberate it from the possession of the Muslims. The Knights accomplished their main goal of establishing European control in Jerusalem and the surrounding area, but Europeans were too few in numbers to control the countryside, this need for protection of Christian pilgrims brought the Knights Templar into Existence. The Knights Templar was organized into a hierarchy with a grand master at the top, followed by the seneschal, provincial marshals, commander of the land and realm Jerusalem, and commander of the fleet base at Acre, a city in the northern coastal plain region of northern Israel. The Knights wore white mantles with a red cross emblazoned on the front and back. The lower ranks instead had the Red Cross sewn onto brown or black clothing. The Templars’ banner was white beneath and black on top; black symbolized their sternness toward their enemies while the white represented their devotion to Christianity (Davis Paul K.; Allen Lee Hamilton

There are many similarities between the knights of medieval Europe and the samurai of medieval Japan, especially considering their training, armor, and codes of conduct.

There were many similarities and differences between Samurai and Knights, but I believe that the differences are greater than the similarities, in other other words I believe that there are more similarities than differences. The Samurai were honorable warriors in Japan that were loyal to his Daimyos. The Knights were honorable warriors in Europe who were loyal to his lord. I’m going to analyze documents related to social position, training and armor, and their beliefs. To better determine if the differences are greater than the similarities.

Between the samurai and knights. I think that the similarities are greater than their differences because the similarities are bigger than the differences and there are more differences. The time period of the samurai and the knights was from 1000 to 1600 CE. The warriors of Japan were called Samurai. The warriors of Europe were called Knights. Both of them ruled their country from their name and their power. On the other side of the world, Japanese Emperors and the Imperial court was challenged by the rise of Clans. They both played a very important role in the times they were in. Both groups had a type of system that was used in order for them to be able to do something which is called Feudalism. The two groups had completely different type

What makes a hero? A cape? A villain? A sidekick? How about a journey with a call to adventure, assistance, trials, a crisis, treasure, and a new life. Most hero’s follow a cycle called the hero’s journey. Take for instance Sir Gawain of Camelot. Gawain gets a call to adventure and assistance. Then trials and a crisis. Finally Gawain finds treasure and begins his new life. In the tails of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, Sir Gawain’s journey follows that of a hero.

Sir Gawain is one of King Arthur’s knights. It is Christmas time in Camelot, the time of the year where knights return home and people celebrate their achievements as well as the birth of Jesus. Every year they have a dinner with the king that must begin with a story before eating. No one has a story to tell which causes the king to postpone the dinner until, all of a sudden, a green knight appeared. This story contains ideas known as the hero’s journey.

This is important to know since this helps understand how horrible the Crusades were. The Crusaders were known to be a group of knights

The first character I will be analyzing is Sir Gawain. Sir Gawain is one of the main characters within this story.In the beginning of the story, we see that Sir Gawain is full of optimism, eagerness, and loyalty to protect his king and his kingdom from the Green Knight. Sir Gawain is seen as the embodiment of chivalry. An example of chivalrous manners can be found such as in his speech to Arthur when he accepts the Green Knight 's challenge. Sir Gawain says: "My life would be least missed, if we let out the truth. Only as you are my uncle have I any honor, for accepting your blood, I bear in my body slight virtue" (line 555-7). Here Sir Gawain his selflessness by demonstrating his loyalty to his king and relative which serves as the spur

“Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” was chosen for this research paper because this anonymous poem has a very powerful effect to the modern world of today. Even though it was written so many years ago, the themes, motifs, and historical context that are used throughout are seen in many of the works that are currently being written. This seems to be the first poem that used universal themes and motifs that can be translated and used in modern day poetries and stories. An amazing part of this anonymous poem is that it went on to inspire other stories and historically motivated many other tales in Early British writing. This paper will go on to explore all of the themes, motifs, and historical influences that were created.

The relationship between the knights of Europe and their authority figures, such as the kings and popes during the middle-ages, remained constantly changing as the discovery of new Orders and the expectations of it’s knights changed periodically throughout the century, this in turn led to the recovery of their bad reputation. The Order of the Temple was the first military order in existence; they began based on protecting holy ground for life and adopting a lifestyle common among monks. The power granted to them from the king and the church was quickly twisted and used for self-profit and the selfish gain of the brotherhood, now the knights slowly began to continue their disrespect by not fulfilling their Christian duty. The brothers were

Thomas Becket was born in the year 1120. Well educated, he was the son of a merchant ("Thomas Becket(c. 1120 - 1170)"). He went to school in Paris and went from there to England. While he was in England, he was in the house of Theobold, the Archbishop of Canterbury. He excelled in his status in the house, soon becoming Archdeacon of Canterbury. In 1154, Becket 's life would be changed, that was the year Theobold introduced him (Becket) to King Henry ll ("The Murder of Thomas Becket, 1170").

Both the Wife of Bath’s tale and Sir Gawain have trials assigned to their main characters by women. The knight in Wife of Bath’s tale is being punished for raping a young woman and his punishment is to find an answer to the question, “what do women want most?” instead of death. He learns that women want sovereignty, but in return for obtaining his answer he needs to marry the hag that provided him with the answer. The hag later transforms into a beautiful woman once she wins over the right to choose and rule at her own will. This tale is based on the Celtic Sovereignty myth about a king marrying a goddess who initially appeared to be hideous, but with the willing kiss from the king, turned into a beautiful woman. In Sir Gawain, the knight is being tested to see if he will choose virtue and chastity or the beauty and promiscuity of the Lady of the Castle.

In the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail, mockery is used to poke fun of the medieval society. Throughout the film, King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table: Sir Bedevere, Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad, and Sir Robin seek for the Holy Grail. The ideas of farce and satire in relation to chivalry, courtly love, and the quest illustrate parody about the legend of King Arthur and the Medieval Society.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a medieval romance written in the late fourteenth century by an unknown author. It is part of the Arthurian legend and takes place in England during the winter. The knights of the Round Table have virtues tested when a mysterious Green Knight appears with a suspicious challenge, that leads Sir Gawain on an epic journey of self-discovery. Even though Sir Gawain is considered to be the perfect knight, his character is put to the test through a series of unbeknownst challenges that ultimately prove his true colors.