SBS Europe in the Middle Ages 1of4 Knights and Tournaments XviD

Europe in the Middle Ages

History Documentary hosted by Alastair Duncan and David Ritchie, published by SBS in 2004 - English narration





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- Original series title "Wege aus der Finsternis - Europa im Mittelalter" -

The Middle Ages were dark in the literal sense of the word: apart from precious wax, which hardly anyone could afford, there was in fact no other form of artificial light. Scholars begged God for light to enable them to pursue their studies. In fact, the 'Dark Ages' between 800 and 1500 were a brilliant, dynamic time that paved the way for many achievements of our modern day world. This four part documentary series throws light on an epoch of major importance. Experimental historical research illustrates the impact the Middle Ages had on the Modern Age. It tells of the scientific, technical and cultural achievements of the Middle Ages which paved the way for modernity and continue to influence western society to the present day. We follow four protagonists on their journeys throughout Europe, reviving the medieval world of knights, monks, peasants and burghers.
The series clears up misconceptions, solves puzzles and also investigates both mundane and technical questions: What did the first mechanical clock, or the first globe, look like, for example? With what force did a lance in full flight strike a suit of armour? And why did the invention of the horse halter and the giro account represent a veritable cultural revolution? Europe In The Middle Ages is a series that attempts to meld historical inquiry with period re-enactments to transport the viewer back to this turbulent and exciting time.

A Production of Gruppe 5 Filmproduktion In Association with ARTE, ZDF Enterprises, ORF, SBS Australia, Sagrera TV and RTVE


1) Knights and Tournaments
Picturesque castles, noble knights, minnesingers and troubadours - these romantic images fire our imagination in the generally accepted conception of the Middle Ages. On the darker side of this world, there are gloomy castle dungeons, torture chambers and bloody raids and power struggles. The courtly culture of the armoured knights formed a caste with its own code of honour in which the art of war and chivalry played an important role and that was ruled by the king. The castles represented a cosmos of their own: fortress, residence, army camp, customs post and hideout.


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Video Codec: XviD ISO MPEG-4
Video Bitrate: 2158 kbps
Video Resolution: 720x400
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.800:1
Frames Per Second: 25.000
Audio Codec: 0x2000 (Dolby AC3) AC3
Audio Bitrate: 224kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams: 2
Audio Languages: english
RunTime Per Part: 52:20.040
Number Of Parts: 4
Part Size: 895 MB
Ripped by: DocFreak08

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Source:

http://docuwiki.net/index.php?title=Europe_in_the_Middle_Ages