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atpire,
buttheeastepart,beingofftheinrouteofthe
greatgrations,hadnagedtosurviveandfeeblyntinued
thetraditionsofrosancientglory
duringthedaysofdisorderhetrue
``darkagesofhistory,thesixthandseventhcenturiesofour
era,thegetribeshadbeenpersuadedtoacceptthe
e
asthepopeorspiritualheadoftheheninthcentury,
theorganisinggeniusofcharlegnehadrevivedthe
roneireandhadunitedthegreaterpartofe
europeintoasinglestateduringthetenthcenturythis
eirehadgoopiecestheea
separatekingdofrancetheeastehalfhe
holyroneireofthegenation,andtherulersof
thisfederationofstatesthenpretendedthattheyhe
directheirsofcaesarandaugustus
unfortunatelythepohekingsoffrancedidnot
stretoatoftheirroyalresidence,he
holyroneerorwasopenlydefiedbyhispowerful
subjectssuitedtheirfancyortheirprofit
toinassesofthepeople,the
triangleofeeuropelookatpage128,pleasewasforever
exposedtoattacksfrohreesidesonthesouthlivedthe
everdangeroushaedanstheeastwasravaged
bythenorthntheeastefrontierdefencelessexcept
fortheshortstretountains
thercyofhordesofhuns,hungarians,slavsandtartars
thepeaeotepast,adreabr >
ofthe``goodolddaysthatwasa
questionof``fightordie,andquitenaturallypeoplepreferred
tofightforeanard
caandthereandforstrongleadershipboth
kingandeerorenand
stofeuropeintheyear1000usthelp
theelvestheyittedtotherepresentatives
ofthekinginistertheoutlyingdistricts,
providedtheyuldprotectthegainsttheirenees
sooncentraleuropeallprincipalities,
eachoneruledbyadukeorauntorabaronorabishop,as
thecaseghtbe,andorganisedasafightingunitthese
dukesanduntsandbaronshadsobefaithfultothe
kingtheir``feuduenceourword
``feudal,inretufortheirloyalservicesandacertain
auntoftaxesbuttravelinthosedayshe
ansofnicationheroyal
orierialadnistratorsthereforeenjoyedgreatindependence,
andhintheboundariesoftheirohey
assudstoftherightsruthbelongedtotheking
butyouakeastakeifyousupposedthatthe
peopleoftheeleventhof
goventtheysupportedfeudalisecauseitwasavery
praaster
usuallylivedinabigstonehouseerectedonthetopofasteep
rockorbuiltbetoats,buthinsightofhis
subjectsincaseofdangerthesubjectsfoundshelterbehind
thehebaronialstrongholdthatisheytried
toliveasnearthecastleaspossibleanditacuntsforthe
nyeuropeancitiesheircareeraroundafeudal
fortress
buttheknightoftheearlyddleagesuchre
thanaprofessionalsoldierhehecivilservantofthat
dayhenityandhehe
chiefofpolicehecaughtthehighenandprotected
theerchantsoftheeleventh
centuryhelookedafterthedikessothattheuntryside
shouldnotbefloodedjustasthefirstnoblenhaddone
inthevalleyofthenilefourthousandyearsbeforehe
enuragedthetroubadoursplacetoplace
tellingthestoriesoftheancientheroesinthe
greatigrationsbesides,heprotectedthechurches
andthenasterieshinhisterritory,andalthoughheuld
neitherreadnoranlytoknow
suberofpriestshis
acuntsandarriagesandthebirthsand
thedeathsains
inthefifteenthorebecastrong
enoughtoexercisethosepobecause
theyedofgodthenthefeudalknightslost
theirforrindependencereducedtotherankofuntry
squires,theynolongerfilledaneedandsoontheybecaa
nuisancebuteuropehoutthe``feudal
systefthedarkagesthereanybadknights
astherearenybadpeopletodaybutgenerallyspeaking,
theroughfistedbaronsofthethandthirteenthcentury
inistratorsostuseful
servicetothecauseofprogressduringthaterathenoble
torchofleaingandartinatedtheworldof
theegyptiansandthegreeksandtheronswasbuing
verylohouttheknightsandtheirgoodfriends,the
nks,civilisationinguishedentirely,and
thehunraceore
anhadleftoff
chivalry
chivalry
itenof
theddleagesshouldtrytoestablishsosortoforganisation
fortheirtualbenefitandprotectionoutofthisneed
forcloseorganisation,knighthoodorchivalrywasbo
leabouttheoriginsofknighthoodbut
asthesysteeveloped,itgavetheething
neededverybadlyadefiniteruleofnductened
thebarbarousadeliferelivable
thanithadbeenduringthefivehundredyearsofthedark
agesiten
ostoftheirtifightinghaedans
andhunsandnorsenoftentheyyofbacksliding,
andhavingvoercyand
charityintheing,theyurderalltheirprisoners
beforeeveningbutprogressisevertheresultofslowand
ostunscrupulousofknights
oobeytherulesofhis``classorsufferthensequences
theserulesinthevariouspartsofeurope,
buttheyalldechof``serviceand``loyaltytodutythe
ddleagesregardedserviceassothingverynoblea
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atpire,
buttheeastepart,beingofftheinrouteofthe
greatgrations,hadnagedtosurviveandfeeblyntinued
thetraditionsofrosancientglory
duringthedaysofdisorderhetrue
``darkagesofhistory,thesixthandseventhcenturiesofour
era,thegetribeshadbeenpersuadedtoacceptthe
e
asthepopeorspiritualheadoftheheninthcentury,
theorganisinggeniusofcharlegnehadrevivedthe
roneireandhadunitedthegreaterpartofe
europeintoasinglestateduringthetenthcenturythis
eirehadgoopiecestheea
separatekingdofrancetheeastehalfhe
holyroneireofthegenation,andtherulersof
thisfederationofstatesthenpretendedthattheyhe
directheirsofcaesarandaugustus
unfortunatelythepohekingsoffrancedidnot
stretoatoftheirroyalresidence,he
holyroneerorwasopenlydefiedbyhispowerful
subjectssuitedtheirfancyortheirprofit
toinassesofthepeople,the
triangleofeeuropelookatpage128,pleasewasforever
exposedtoattacksfrohreesidesonthesouthlivedthe
everdangeroushaedanstheeastwasravaged
bythenorthntheeastefrontierdefencelessexcept
fortheshortstretountains
thercyofhordesofhuns,hungarians,slavsandtartars
thepeaeotepast,adreabr >
ofthe``goodolddaysthatwasa
questionof``fightordie,andquitenaturallypeoplepreferred
tofightforeanard
caandthereandforstrongleadershipboth
kingandeerorenand
stofeuropeintheyear1000usthelp
theelvestheyittedtotherepresentatives
ofthekinginistertheoutlyingdistricts,
providedtheyuldprotectthegainsttheirenees
sooncentraleuropeallprincipalities,
eachoneruledbyadukeorauntorabaronorabishop,as
thecaseghtbe,andorganisedasafightingunitthese
dukesanduntsandbaronshadsobefaithfultothe
kingtheir``feuduenceourword
``feudal,inretufortheirloyalservicesandacertain
auntoftaxesbuttravelinthosedayshe
ansofnicationheroyal
orierialadnistratorsthereforeenjoyedgreatindependence,
andhintheboundariesoftheirohey
assudstoftherightsruthbelongedtotheking
butyouakeastakeifyousupposedthatthe
peopleoftheeleventhof
goventtheysupportedfeudalisecauseitwasavery
praaster
usuallylivedinabigstonehouseerectedonthetopofasteep
rockorbuiltbetoats,buthinsightofhis
subjectsincaseofdangerthesubjectsfoundshelterbehind
thehebaronialstrongholdthatisheytried
toliveasnearthecastleaspossibleanditacuntsforthe
nyeuropeancitiesheircareeraroundafeudal
fortress
buttheknightoftheearlyddleagesuchre
thanaprofessionalsoldierhehecivilservantofthat
dayhenityandhehe
chiefofpolicehecaughtthehighenandprotected
theerchantsoftheeleventh
centuryhelookedafterthedikessothattheuntryside
shouldnotbefloodedjustasthefirstnoblenhaddone
inthevalleyofthenilefourthousandyearsbeforehe
enuragedthetroubadoursplacetoplace
tellingthestoriesoftheancientheroesinthe
greatigrationsbesides,heprotectedthechurches
andthenasterieshinhisterritory,andalthoughheuld
neitherreadnoranlytoknow
suberofpriestshis
acuntsandarriagesandthebirthsand
thedeathsains
inthefifteenthorebecastrong
enoughtoexercisethosepobecause
theyedofgodthenthefeudalknightslost
theirforrindependencereducedtotherankofuntry
squires,theynolongerfilledaneedandsoontheybecaa
nuisancebuteuropehoutthe``feudal
systefthedarkagesthereanybadknights
astherearenybadpeopletodaybutgenerallyspeaking,
theroughfistedbaronsofthethandthirteenthcentury
inistratorsostuseful
servicetothecauseofprogressduringthaterathenoble
torchofleaingandartinatedtheworldof
theegyptiansandthegreeksandtheronswasbuing
verylohouttheknightsandtheirgoodfriends,the
nks,civilisationinguishedentirely,and
thehunraceore
anhadleftoff
chivalry
chivalry
itenof
theddleagesshouldtrytoestablishsosortoforganisation
fortheirtualbenefitandprotectionoutofthisneed
forcloseorganisation,knighthoodorchivalrywasbo
leabouttheoriginsofknighthoodbut
asthesysteeveloped,itgavetheething
neededverybadlyadefiniteruleofnductened
thebarbarousadeliferelivable
thanithadbeenduringthefivehundredyearsofthedark
agesiten
ostoftheirtifightinghaedans
andhunsandnorsenoftentheyyofbacksliding,
andhavingvoercyand
charityintheing,theyurderalltheirprisoners
beforeeveningbutprogressisevertheresultofslowand
ostunscrupulousofknights
oobeytherulesofhis``classorsufferthensequences
theserulesinthevariouspartsofeurope,
buttheyalldechof``serviceand``loyaltytodutythe
ddleagesregardedserviceassothingverynoblea
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