HIST 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Excommunication, Crannog, Pope Urban Ii
Document Summary
Pax dei (cont. lecture from last class on pope urban ii) Source: context of the crusades: those that pray (8th century image of a monk at work in the scriptorium) Rise of monasticism in fourth and fifth centuries. Cluny founded by william iii of aquitaine in 910. Spread of cluniac monasteries (founding monasteries for the elite salvation, and for sons and daughters) Bellicose, warlike society- best describes post-roman society. Division of carolingian empire after the treaty of verdun, 843. Viking, magyar, and muslim invasions to the 11th century. Vinkingr: old norse for sea-borne pirates or raiders. Homage-formal bond between vassal and his lord. Fief- land given to the vassal for service to the lord. Masonry (stone castle, first castle like the known large castles seen in later centuries) Crannog (castle built in dirt surrounded by natural waterways and swamps) Pax dei, starting in 975 (cid:862)pea(cid:272)e of god(cid:863) No violence against non-combatants or church properties.
