HIST-102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: The Roots, High Middle Ages, Thuringii
9 Oct 2020
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Emerged as a culture code to complement feudal relations. Every chevalier, horseman, knight, was expected to balance power with gentlemanly behaviour. Attending to the class of your opponent: chivalric violence. The chivalric code was articulated in the language of christianity. Bishops would bless armies, but a peace of god could also be imposed at times: northern europe. Society here was structured by these cultural expectations in the high middle ages. French and german cultures emerged in this context. Southern europe didn"t always function via feudal relations. Cities in northern italy were often ruled by merchants as republics or oligarchies: german europe. Politically, the german speaking parts of europe would be largely fragmented down to the. They were not utterly disconnected: the hre. Many german speaking feudal regions participated in a loose confederation: the hre. The hre was politically compromised, germanic, and managed by feudal relations: the eastern franks.
