Knights In The Canterbury Tales
Preface
Throughout my years of schooling, I have always been fascinated by medieval knights. Even as a child, I remember enjoying the tales of the great quests the knights would embark on. Whether it be slaying a mighty foe or adventuring to a far off land, the stories of knights were always exciting to hear. Because of this fascination, I chose to tell my creative tale in the style of Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales from the perspective of the knight.
Knights during the time of medieval England were responsible for protecting their king’s kingdom, as well as supporting him in attacking others (Medieval Knights). These knights were well trained in combat and usually rode a horse into battle. One of the key concepts I want to highlight within the story is of the main values that knights held at the time. Loyalty to the king and protecting the kingdom were two, but chivalry was important as well. Chivalry describes a code of ethics that knights followed that included things like honor and respect toward women. Other values included bravery, honesty, and courtesy (Medieval Knights). While thinking about how to incorporate these values into my story, I came up with the idea of an epic …show more content…
In this cave there read an inscription that told of an ancient evil that lurked behind a sealed door. Most would have turned away, but this eager man thirsted for fame and fortune, and felt that defeating whatever enemy lay before him would bestow upon him the greatest fortunes in the land. He followed the cave until he came upon the door and forced it open with his sword. Unfortunately, a fierce and fiery dragon stood in the chamber behind the door. The man was engulfed in flames, and the dragon escaped his prison, terrorizing the people of the land for centuries. Many years passed, and many generations followed, but the threat of the dragon still remained at
Throughout my years of schooling, I have always been fascinated by medieval knights. Even as a child, I remember enjoying the tales of the great quests the knights would embark on. Whether it be slaying a mighty foe or adventuring to a far off land, the stories of knights were always exciting to hear. Because of this fascination, I chose to tell my creative tale in the style of Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales from the perspective of the knight.
Knights during the time of medieval England were responsible for protecting their king’s kingdom, as well as supporting him in attacking others (Medieval Knights). These knights were well trained in combat and usually rode a horse into battle. One of the key concepts I want to highlight within the story is of the main values that knights held at the time. Loyalty to the king and protecting the kingdom were two, but chivalry was important as well. Chivalry describes a code of ethics that knights followed that included things like honor and respect toward women. Other values included bravery, honesty, and courtesy (Medieval Knights). While thinking about how to incorporate these values into my story, I came up with the idea of an epic …show more content…
In this cave there read an inscription that told of an ancient evil that lurked behind a sealed door. Most would have turned away, but this eager man thirsted for fame and fortune, and felt that defeating whatever enemy lay before him would bestow upon him the greatest fortunes in the land. He followed the cave until he came upon the door and forced it open with his sword. Unfortunately, a fierce and fiery dragon stood in the chamber behind the door. The man was engulfed in flames, and the dragon escaped his prison, terrorizing the people of the land for centuries. Many years passed, and many generations followed, but the threat of the dragon still remained at