Sophomores
We started talking about the medieval period today in class, and I thought some links might help you better understand some of the notes. First, although history books mark the beginning of the Middle Ages with the collapse of the Roman Empire in the 5th century, in medieval literature we typically think of the period between two wars -- the Norman Conquest (because of the changes in culture and language) and the War of the Roses (because of the shift in politics and religion) -- or 1066 to 1485.
The Bayeux Tapestry mentioned in class is a 250-foot long embroidered history of the Norman Conquest. The tapestry makes some of the legends concrete, including the appearance of Halley's Comet and the arrow-to-the-eye death of King Harold. It should be noted that the tapestry tells the story from the point of view of the conquerors, not the conquered:
We started talking about the medieval period today in class, and I thought some links might help you better understand some of the notes. First, although history books mark the beginning of the Middle Ages with the collapse of the Roman Empire in the 5th century, in medieval literature we typically think of the period between two wars -- the Norman Conquest (because of the changes in culture and language) and the War of the Roses (because of the shift in politics and religion) -- or 1066 to 1485.
The Bayeux Tapestry mentioned in class is a 250-foot long embroidered history of the Norman Conquest. The tapestry makes some of the legends concrete, including the appearance of Halley's Comet and the arrow-to-the-eye death of King Harold. It should be noted that the tapestry tells the story from the point of view of the conquerors, not the conquered: