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Tobias Bai-mill
Curtis & Ken
June,5/2009
Island View
 Duties
• Protecting
• Guarding
• Fighting (War)
 How are these duties
important for the castle?

• Without knights castle and villages

would be undefended.
 Where would they live
and sleep
• Knights might live in the castle or
their own manor.
Clothing

• Armor
• Sheath
Accessories
• Sword
• Shield
 Feudal system
• Above peasants
• Lower than Lords
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3 facts that surprised us
• Archers
• Foot men
• Most don’t ride
horses
 Similar jobs
• Soldiers
• officers
Crusades
• http://
video about crusade
 4 names
Curtis
• Curtis is pronounced KERT-iss.
English and old French origin.
Meaning is “courteous, polite".
surname, in origin a nickname used in
middle Ages for a courteous person.
In earlier times, it was with middle
English “Curt" meaning “short
leggings".
 Kenneth

• Kenneth pronounced KEN-

eth. It is of Irish and Gaelic
origin. Its meaning is "fire
born; good-looking
 John
• John is pronounced john. It is of
Hebrew origin. Meaning is "the
Lord is gracious". Biblical: the
name of the longest-lived the 12
apostles, who was loved by
Christ. Also name of John the
Baptist, baptized Christ in the
Jordan river.
 Tobi
• Tobi tow-be, used as girl's name Tobi,
a variant of Tobias (Hebrew), Toby
(English), meaning of Tobi is “God is
good".
Baby name Tobi sounds like Tobie,
similar baby names are Toni, Kobi,
Cobi, Robi, Tobit and Tobin.
 Bibliography
• http://www.markbates.ca/

• http://sites.google.com/site/medievaltimeswebquest/

• http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/5758-medieval-time

• http://www.medieval-castle-siege-weapons.com/medieval

• http://www.medieval-life.net/chivalry.htm

• Thanks Mr. Bates!