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First, the lord asked if the knight was willing to become completely his man. The knight replied, "I am willing". Then clasping hands, the knights's surrounded by the hands of the lord, they were bound together by a kiss. |
First, the lord asked if the knight was willing to become completely his man. The knight replied, "I am willing". Then clasping hands, the knights's surrounded by the hands of the lord, they were bound together by a kiss. |
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Secondly, the knight gave his [[fealty]] to the representative of the lord in these words: "I promise on my faith that I will in the future be faithful to the |
Secondly, the knight gave his [[fealty]] to the representative of the lord in these words: "I promise on my faith that I will in the future be faithful to the lord, and will observe my homage to him completely against all persons in good faith and without deceit." |
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Thirdly, the knight took his oath to this upon the relics of the saints. |
Thirdly, the knight took his oath to this upon the relics of the saints. |
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The lord gave investitures to all who by this agreement had given their security and oath. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Homage is generally used in modern English to mean any public show of respect to someone to whom you feel indebted. In this sense, a reference within a creative work to someone who greatly influenced the artist would be an homage.
The original meaning of homage was the ceremony in which a feudal tenant or vassal pledged reverence and submission to his feudal lord, receiving in exchange the symbolic title to his new position (investiture). It was a symbolic acknowledgment to the lord that the vassal was, literally, his man (homme). More generally, it included any formal profession of reverence to a sovereign.
First, the lord asked if the knight was willing to become completely his man. The knight replied, "I am willing". Then clasping hands, the knights's surrounded by the hands of the lord, they were bound together by a kiss.
Secondly, the knight gave his fealty to the representative of the lord in these words: "I promise on my faith that I will in the future be faithful to the lord, and will observe my homage to him completely against all persons in good faith and without deceit."
Thirdly, the knight took his oath to this upon the relics of the saints.
The lord gave investitures to all who by this agreement had given their security and oath.
