Knight In Armour Analysis

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The Hallenberg article defined the truth behind the social norm of masculinity. Many people wonder the reason why masculinity is neccessary. In Sweden, religion was not only drastic change however there became an inforcement control of the peasants and women, of course. In th article, Hallenberg made a comment pertaining to the cliche statement knight in armour, was being questioned and challenged by the Connell's hegemonic masculinity. Knights were placed on the highest pedistal in the eyes of the king. In todays society, men in armour are seen as a heroic being and will sacrifice their lives for the lives of others, especially a damesl in distress. However in the sixteenth century, aggressine masculinity demeanor became the norm in a knight-in-armour. Also, they became role models for other men to mirror.

At first, I knew that the concept was a practice to promote a dominate social position of men
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In the article, it stated that violence was the central way of utilizing dominance over other men, especially peasants. Gender roles is based on society, where a person is place in a social hierarchy will establish the amount of dominance they have or will be able to express. Furthermore, the church, a religious symbol, saw that the aggressive masculinity in knights was unruly. As the article continued, I realized that the church began to have an opinion and a voice to change the societal issues. For example, during the high middle ages, the idea of monogamous marriage was successfully enforced on warriors. Other readers and myself, will infer that warriors that constantly travel, will find multiple wives and have multiple families. This idea was frowned upon. The cliche statement, "Chivalry is dead", was not an acception. The church believed that bringing chivalry upon men will christinize them and softening the agressive demeanor of the