Middle Ages 11: The Pulsating Body -- The Medieval World View
Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong
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What Is the Meaning of Honor?
honour was understood to flow and radiate between people. Your identity was built on your place in society, your place in institutions and relationships. You were defined by your social relationships. I am a squire to such and such knight, and that gives me honor. I is a tenant or a servant of such and such noble lord, and my honor is attached to that relationship. So if you imagine in the great chain of being, which extends from the heavens down into the earth. It's not just about individual characteristics but how they are perceived as well.
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