The Knight in History - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060153393 ISBN 13: 9780060153397

Inhaltsangabe

A magisterial history of the origins, reality, and legend of the knight

Born out of the chaos of the early Middle Ages, the armored and highly mobile knight revolutionized warfare and quickly became a mythic figure in history. From the Knights Templars and English knighthood to the crusades and chivalry, The Knight in History, by acclaimed medievalist Frances Gies, bestselling coauthor of Life in a Medieval Castle, paints a remarkable true picture of knighthood—exploring the knight's earliest appearance as an agent of lawless violence, his reemergence as a dynamic social entity, his eventual disappearance from the European stage, and his transformation into Western culture's most iconic hero.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Erscheinungsdatum: 1852
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0060153393
• ISBN 13: 9780060153397
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