Hamilton High School - Hamiltonian Yearbook (South Hamilton, MA)

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ilaborc-tely trimr,iccl and docora ' cc c.; v Lile dno oaxcns oonsidcred com- ‘ort and convenience in dress and v ore Hmoc- short tunics ' heir legs were bared and they wore rough buskins on their feet. For their homes, the Normans built huge castlo-liko structures 3 f stone, usually upon a hill top; those were surrounded with stone Aralls and moats. These castles or i ' ortresscs, (which they really were) v ere cold, bleak, and barren. They usually contained a miser- able, dark, damp dungeon v here prisoners too frequently endured horrible tortures. The Saxons built long, lov , rambling dv ellings of v ood. These buildings seldom exceeded one or one and a half stories in height. They contained a large banquet hall Y here the entire household ate, and several sort of lean-tos which v;ere used as sleeping quarters. The main manor house and all of its out-buildings, which housed the serfs and animals, was surrounded by tv o or more palisades of pointed logs as well as a moat. The Saxons v ero serious minded and not much given to sports, but the Normans vjere fond of games and amusements. The latter v;cre adventuous and enjoyed v ar and bloodshed. When not engaged in fighting on the battloficld, they indulged in mimic v arfare knov n as the tournament. These tournariients took place upon large fields. Tiers of seats v;ere arranged on each side of the field and, when combats were taking place, they v ere alv ays well filled with spec- tat ' . rs, for tournaments during the. tv elfth century were fully as popular, and I should imagine even more exciting, that ball games today. Prevalent also at this period v ero the historic crusados, frustrated attempts to regain Jerusalem and the Holy Sepulchre from the Saracens. The Crusades made famous the orders of the Knights Templars and the Hospitalers, or Knights of Saint John, They were combined military and religious organizations v hich were pledged to do their designated parts in aiding the struggle to repress the in- fidel Saracens, and to recapture Jerusalem and the Holy Sepulchre for the Christians. Many other customs worthy of note wore learned from this marve- lous talc, but time and space prevents me from enumerating more. I close Y ith the statement that though I learned much interesting English history from Ivanhoo, I scouired the greatest admiration for Rebecca, daughter of Isaac of York- -that beautiful Jev ess v ho would have sacrificed her life to uphold her honor and the religion of her people, E. Wallace 40 Fred v alkcd confidently into English room after school to do some extra v ork to bring up his English mark, Mr, Boyd: I haven’t very much for you to doj boaides, I haven’t e- nough time to correct it, Fred; Oh, that’s all right, you v ouldn’t notice the little I wou3.d do anyway.

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