Curated OER
Knights and Kings
Middle schoolers explore feudalism. In this government lesson, students examine the role of knights and kings. Middle schoolers discover the training boys went through for knighthood. Students write a letter home as if they were a squire...
Curated OER
The Truth about Knighthood and Japanese and European Feudalism
In this Medieval Times worksheet, students read 3 articles about Knighthood, chivalry, European feudalism, Japanese feudalism, and Samurai. Students then respond to 20 short answer questions.
Curated OER
The Truth about Knighthood
In this Medieval Times instructional activity, students read an article about Knighthood. Students then respond to 8 short answer questions based on the selection.
Curated OER
From Pages to Knights
Learners research the training that knights received. In this Medieval times lesson, students design posters that feature the attributes of knights.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Read the original Middle English. Within the text is also a modern English prose translation.
Boise State University
Boise State University: Medieval Society: Those Who Fight
A detailed article from Boise State University that describes the customs and practices of knights during the Middle Ages.
Other
Heraldica: Women Knights in the Middle Ages
An essay about the different orders of knighthood that accepted women into their societies.