The truce of god and the peace of god movements

Pax et Treuga Dei

Movements that emerged because the division of Charlemagne's empire led to chaos and a feudal society

Pax Dei (Peace of God)

A peace proclaimed by local bishops stating that those who could not defend themselves (peasants, clergy, women, and children) were not to be attacked

Penalty for infringing Pax Dei

Excommunication, although the penalty could be removed if the offender paid for what was taken or provided reparation

The Truce of God

A temporary ban on fighting that eventually forbade hostilities during Advent, Lent, Rogationtide, and on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and feast days

Feudal society origins (11th Century)

Emerged from chaos where local lords built castles to preserve their positions because the king was too weak to keep order

The Millennium in ToG and PoG movements

The approach of this date heightened the anxieties of people living in the chaotic feudal society

Church Council of 1041

The council that regularised the Truce of God agreements, leaving a mere 80 days available for fighting in each year