Characters in Canabery

The Knight: This knight had been all over the world fighting in the Crusades. He was brave but now he was on his way to the pilgrimage. "Though so strong and brave, he was very wise."

Squire: He was lover and bachelor yet he was feminine and very joyful.
"Singing he was, or whistling, all the day;He was as fresh as is the month of May"



Yeoman: He was very well dressed. With many thing s to protect himself with.
"And at one side a sword and a buckler, And at the other side a dagger bright,"

Prioress: She was Nun and very classy.
"That no drop could fall upon her breast.In courtesy she had delight and zest."

Monk: He was into outside sports and on many journeys he went. "An outrider; hunting was his sport;"



Friar: He arranged marriages and spoke very well. "He had arranged many a marriage"


Merchant: He was a very worthy man that had won many and would not talk of when he had lost. "Stressing the times when he had won, not lost."


Clerk: He was an open guy to teach and top learn. "And gladly would he learn and gladly teach."


Sergeant of the Law: He was good writer and knew the law word by word. "And every law he knew entirely by rote."


Franklin: He always had food in his house. He had been sheriff and tax auditor. "His house was never short of food and pies."


Haberdasher, Carpenter, Arras-Maker,Dyer, Weaver: They were men with weapons made of silver. " weapons were not cheaply shaped with brass,But all with silver;"


Cook: He was a very good cook. He could cook, bake or fry anything. " And he could roast and boil and broil and fry, And prepare a stew, and bake a tasty pie."


Shipman: On his ship he had been against the hard currrents, and had been burt on the face by the sun shinning so bright. "His currents and the dangerous watersides,"


The Phycisian: He was a good doctor and knew cause for everything sickness. "He cared for and saved a patient many times"


The Wife of Bath: She was deaf but was very good at weaving , married she was and a mother of five. "Married in church, husbands she had five,"


Parson: He was poor man but rich in the holy that went to church and taught what he knew. "But rich he was in holy thought and work."


Plowman: He was a hard worker, paid his taxes and was a man of God. " a true worker was he,He loved God most, and that with his whole heart"


Miller: He was man that worked hard but stole fromthe ones he sold to for his selfish reasons. "He could steal corn and three times charge his fee;"


Manciple: He kept up with food that was bought in the markets. " That he knew the markets, watched them closely"


Reeve: He looked over many people for doing work for him on his own cottage. "His cottage was a good one, on a heath"


Summoner: He was in charge of getting people to go to court. " "The purse is the archdeacon's hell," said he."

Pardoner: He was a man that was greedy for money, he listen to peoples conffession and sold fake relstone ( which was suppose to be someone holy).

Important Events in the "Middle Ages"

The Crusades: They were a group of people that had wars against European Christians, Muslims, Jerusalem, and the Holy Land as there prize. Even though they did not remain there power over Jerusalem. They had great succes with meeting with a Higher Civilization. Meeting a Higher Civilization they were able to get contact mathematics, astronomy, architecture, and cafts.



The Martyrdom of Thomas a Becket:Henry the second and Thomas a Becket had arguments about ruling the county because Henry was the King and Thomas was the Arch Bishop.Soon enough Thomas Becket the Arch Bishop was killed by some men that over heard King Henry the Second say that if he didn't have him around that ruling his country would be a lot easier. When this killing happen the Catholic church became bigger because one of their leaders were killed. I guess eventually they had to get someone to take his place. Thomas a Becket will never be forgotten the Catholic Church history.

The Magna Carta: This gave some of England's people some power and rights. The people became so furious at the Goverment for having so much power. They took it upon themselves to make the Goverment stop having so much power. From what the people did they rights such as trial by jury and also legislative taxation. I believe that England still goes by that today.

The Black Death: It was called the Bubonic Plauge and it was very contagious. It was a plauge that effected England. It took a third of England to it population fall. Fleas from infected rats effected the people and that was what started the plauge. Not everything was negative about this situation because it gave the lower class more leverage than ever before. This ended in 1349.

The Death Bewulf...

Bewulf's death could have been avoided by him just punishsing the guy that stole instead of him trying to show everyone that he still had it. I can't believe that he would just think about himself, instead of doing his Kingly duty. It was very cocky of him at an old age to try beat something that was stronger than him. He was headstrong, and because of that he was not thinking clearly. Thinking about his younger days gave him "strength" to kill a dragon " "Often in youthI survived the storm of battle,the time of war.I remember all that."

Anybody that think that he was in the right I disagree. He was to old to be killing a dragon that was not hurting his people. Therefore he should have just punsh the man and went on being the King. He made an example out of himself, and that example is that you should think before you act because you never know what can come at you.

"BEWULF" V.S The "SPARTANS" ( The 300)

Bewouf was consider a Hero for King Hrothgar and his people. Coming from a long journey on a ship (" That man called for a ship,said he would cross the ocean").The Spartans are a different story. They wanted their freedom from Persia and their respect. So they go on their journey and ready to die for whatever come at them. What is so similar about Bewulf ("I am Hygelac's kinsman and warrior") and The Spartans is that they were warriors and would fight til the death. Just like Bewolf(",Then the war-kingremembered past deeds,struck mightily with his swordso that it stuckin the dragon's head", This makes me htin that he is looking back to his past and give himself the push to let himself know that he still has it.) the Spartans thought that they were unbeatable, but at the end both the Spartans and Bewulf was looking at death... knowing that the time was here and there was no looking back.

"BEWULF EXAMPLE"

Bewolf was a Great Warrior. Anglo-Saxon had a Warrior culture.
Direct: But a warrior of Hygelac'sheard of Grendel's doings;he was the strongest of menalive in that day,mighty and noble.

Bewolf would help anyone in need. Anglo-Saxon would protect different surrounding areas.
Direct: That man called for a ship,said he would cross the ocean and help the king who needed help.



In Bewolf there were stories bein told, and in the Anglo-Saxon that's how tales were past to generation to generation.
Direct:The words of the poet,the sounds of the harp,the joy of people echoed.The poet told how the world came to be, how God made the earthand the water surrounding,how He set the sun and the moonas lights for peopleand adorned the earthwith limbs and leaves for everyone.

"BEOWULF"

Bewolf was a very interesting story. I have never read something like that before, it was long and detailed. It had excitement, scary and sad parts all in one. Some parts even touch me like when Bewolf was dying he told Wiglaf to take care of his people and do good with the treasure that they took from the Dragon. It was wrong how Wiglaf was the only one out his group of men to come help with the Dragon. Bewolf was a very interesting man himself. Defending a man that stole, and then going to get the rest for himself. That was very selfish and wrong and by doing wrong he got himself killed. He allowed his greediness to get the best of him.

By the way that Bewolf act the Anglo-Saxon had a warrior instincts. Bewolf would not hold back nor let his people down. If it took him a hundred tries he was going to do it. He was determine to be the best and the undefeated. He was going to be number one. In the story it seemed as though many of the warriors that he had were afraid of the monsters they fought. It seemed like he was a army all by himself. Many of his warriors would run away until the fight would be over then come back to cheer him of his victory. They seem more of his cheerleaders than his army... I find that humorous.

The more I look over the story I see why Bewolf got such a big head. Okay, he killed 2 monsters by himself without any help of his warriors. Then the people made him King. Now if I had that type of power I think that I would get a little cocky myself, but I think he got to big of a head once he took up for a man that stole, knowing that stealing is wrong. Then went to the Dragons layers to kill the Dragon and take his treasure. Now not only the man that stole from the dragon in the first place wrong but now King Bewolf is wrong also. I think he showed bad example to his people. Just because he wanted to show his people that he still got it ( like 70 years old) instead he showed an example of ways not to be.

Bewolf was a good warrior, and a good guy. He just allowed himself to get a big head and because of that he got himself killed at an old age. I think if he would have done his duty as King and punish this man for stealing instead of trying to out beat him he would not have died. He would have lived on as a great King and leader. Bewolf put himself in a bad situation and for that he got the consequence he deserved.