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hadrepeatedlyattackedtheastoffrancethekingof
france；toooresistthesenortherobbers；triedto
bribethento‘‘beinggoodheofferedtheheprovince
ofnody；iftheyisetostopbotheringtherest
ofhisdoinsrolloacceptedthisbargainandbeca‘‘duke
ofnody
butthepassionofnquestronginthebloodofhis
childrenacrossthechannel；onlyafethe
europeaninland；theyuldseetheecliffsandthe
greenfieldsofenglandpoorenglandhadpassedthrough
difficultdaysfortan
lonyaftertheronsleft；ithadbeennqueredbythe
anglesandthesaxons；tantribesfrochleswig
nextthedaneshadtakenthegreaterpartoftheuntry
andhadestablishedthekingdofutthedaneshad
beendrivenaheeleventhcentury
anothersaxonking；edhenfessor；he
thronebutedexpectedtolivelongandhe
hadnobitious
dukesofnody
in1066eddiatelyofnody
crossedthechannel；defeatedandkilledharoldof
hecrothebattleofhastings；
andproclaidhielfkingofengland
inanotherchapterihavetoldyouhoheyear800a
geperoowin
theyear1066thegrandsonofanorsepirateognised
askingofengland
ruth
ofhistoryissochreinterestingandentertaining
feudalisbr 》
ho
threesides；becaanardca
andwhyeuropewouldhaveperished
houtthoseprofessional
soldiersandadnistratorswho
thefollohen；isthestateofeuropeintheyearone
thousand；ostpeopleed
theprophecyforetellingtheapproachingendofthe
onasteries；thatthedayofjudgent
ghtfindthengagedupondevoutduties
atanunknoanictribeshadlefttheirold
hoinasiaandhadvedoeuropeby
sheerpressureofnuerstheyhadforcedtheirothe
roneiretheyhaddestroyedthegre
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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