HIST 2B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Courtly Love, Dhimmi
30 Jan 2017
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First crusade: pope urban ii"s speech at claremont. Defeat allows turks to take over anatolia, close to constantinople. Danger to the capital: emperor of byzantine empire alexis asks the pope for help. Turks ruled over christian lands in romania. Quarrels between princes, knights, local lords: churches need to be shepherds not wolves. Warrior elite: torturing prisoners is not honorable. Supposed to live on the code of chivalry: chivalry- how to treat aristocratic women, courtly love, warrior aspect- brave, treat enemies with respect if they are equals, chivalry- horsemanship. Salt of the earth- jesus"s followers must hear call. Truce of god- peace of god, church called that no one was allowed to fight wed. evening to monday morning. Turks took over lands of christians, kill and captured christians, overthrown churches. Urban says don"t fight fellow christians, fight muslims. Called them race of persians, actually come from central asia. Remission of sins, joining will lead to salvation.
