Knight: The Medieval Warrior's (Unofficial) Manual - Hardcover

Prestwich, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0500251606 ISBN 13: 9780500251607

Verlag: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2010

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Book by Prestwich Michael

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'Contains a wealth of information ... Delightfully entertaining and packed solid with masses of fascinating facts. Investigate this manual: you may find yourself compelled to add it to stock' - School Librarian 'Brilliantly, this book ... is not only interesting but accurate, incorporating apposite snippets of contemporary texts and hundreds of illustrations ... With any luck, this great little book [...] will inspire another generation to marvel at the great and terrible deeds of the knightly class' - Times Literary Supplement 'Manages that difficult feat, presenting a considerable amount of learning in a light-hearted, eminently readable way ... The humour and serious scholarship are finely balanced.... ' - Ancestors

Reseña del editor:

It is the year 1415, the epic battle of Agincourt has just been fought, and never has it been a more glorious time to be a knight. But as any warrior will tell you, the path to chivalry is not an easy ride. This entertaining manual – the follow-up to the highly successful Legionary – will tell you all you need to know about the ups and downs of knightly life in the Middle Ages, from how to look your best on the battlefield to the going rates for ransoming a duke, as well as the best places to go on crusade and how to deal with the amorous attentions of courtly ladies. Expertly researched and written by a leading medieval historian, Knight is packed with fascinating detail, amusing anecdotes and quotes from those who were there at the time, truly bringing the medieval world to life.

Table of Contents

1. A Knight’s World · 2. Training · 3. Becoming a Knight · 4. Arms, Armour and Horses · 5. Orders of Knighthood · 6. Recruitment and Retinues · 7. Tournaments and Feats of Arms · 8. Campaigning 9. Crusade · 10. Mercenaries · 11. Ladies and Damsels · 12. Siege 13. Battle · 14. Ransoms and Booty · 15. Piety and Memory

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• Verlag: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0500251606
• ISBN 13: 9780500251607
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 208