Medieval Europe

—— Knights and Tales

 The Peers
• Duke •Dux • Duc
• Marques •Marchio • Marquis
• Earl
Count •Comes • Comte
• Viscount • Vicomte
• Baron •Baro • Baron
 •Archduke
•Prince
•Grand Prince
•Baronet
•Knight
•Troubadours &
Trouvères
King Arthur’s
Legend
Tristan
et
Isolde
 Story Summary
• Tristan served in King Marc’s court in
Cornwall as a knight.
• He went to Ireland and proposed Isolde to
marry Marc.
• Tristan and Isolde fell in love, because of
drinking a love portion at the same time.
• Isolde, the Princess of Ireland married
Marc, the King of Cornwall.
• Their affair was discovered and they ran
away into the forest.
•They were forgiven by Marc. And Tristan
went to Brittany in exile. There, he married
another Isolde, the Princess of Brittany.
•He went back to Cornwall with his wife.
•He was attacked by his enemy and
received fatal wounds.
•He sent for Isolde the Queen, but his wife
kept the news of her arriving out of
jealousy.
•Tristan died without knowing the person
who could cure him was nearby. And Isolde
chose to die after him.
 The Ring of the Nibelungen
Nibelungenlied
Brunhild Gunther Kriemhild Hagen

Der Ring des Nibelungen

6.Das Rheingold The Gold of Rhein
7.Die Walküre The Valkyries
8.Siegfried
9.Götterdämmerung The Twilight of
the Gods
 Vladislavs ‘Tepes’ Dracula
•Born in 1431, in Wallachia
•Sent to Turkey as a
hostage in 1442
•Returned in 1446
•Became Prince of Wallachia
in 1456
•Assailed by the Turks and
escaped to Transylvania in
about 1462
•Returned to the throne in
1475
•Assassinated in 1476
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END