... French words, both having to do with horses. -All of the following could be said about the tournaments held in the middle ages EXCEPT that they were free of actual bloodshed. -Knights most commonly traded military service for land. Troubadours were poet-musicians. -Eleanor of Aquitaine is famous for ruling England in Henry II's absence. The Song of Roland is an epic poem about a battle between French knights ... and Muslim invaders. ~To limit nobles" strength-form an alliance w/ the church.-Otto invades Italy on pope's behalf.-Pope rewarded Otto by crowning him emperor. ~ ... Church refo...

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... that has been used continuously since the beginning of the Middle Ages until now. It consists entirely of vocal melodies without harmony. During the Middle Ages, nonreligious music was mostly learned by ear and not by script for the composers and performers of music were mostly illiterate minstrels. Minstrels made their living by chanting long poems about heroic deeds, such as "Song of Roland", and playing dance music on harps ... , bagpipes, bowed stringed instruments, and recorders. Minstrels also entertained with acrobatic stunts and magic tricks. After the 11th century, many minstrel...

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