The Knight

1. Culture

1.1. chivalry

1.1.1. loyalty

1.1.2. hommage

1.1.3. scutage

1.1.4. courtly love

2. Text by Chaucer

2.1. contents: idealized description

2.1.1. values

2.1.2. battles, at home and abroad

2.1.3. character and behaviour

2.1.3.1. simile: modest as a maid

2.1.4. equipment

2.1.4.1. fine horses

2.1.5. clothes

2.1.5.1. fustian tunic

2.1.6. intention

2.1.6.1. on pilgrimage to give thanks

2.2. style

2.2.1. noble

2.2.2. serious

2.2.3. admiring

2.2.4. list of battles

2.2.5. idealized

2.2.5.1. a world at its end

3. History

3.1. feudal system

3.1.1. introduced by the Normans

3.1.2. pyramidal structure

3.1.2.1. barons

3.1.2.2. knights

3.1.2.3. villains

3.1.2.4. serfs

4. Legends

4.1. King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

4.1.1. literature

4.1.1.1. Thomas Malory, La Morte D'Arthur

4.1.1.2. Sir Gawayne and the Green Knight

4.1.2. cinema

4.1.2.1. King Arthur