The Knight in History

A magisterial history of the origins, reality, and legend of the knight"A carefully researched, concise, readable, and...
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Author: Frances Gies
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Language: English
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The Knight in History by Gies, Frances

The Knight in History

€27,83

The Knight in History

€27,83
Author: Frances Gies
Format: Paperback
Language: English

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

"A carefully researched, concise, readable, and entertaining account of an institution that remains a part of the Western imagination." --Los Angeles Times

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.



Author: Frances Gies
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 07/26/2011
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.29h x 5.51w x 0.64d
ISBN: 9780060914134

About the Author
Gies, Frances: -

Frances (1915-2013) and Joseph (1916-2006) Gies were the world's bestselling historians of medieval Europe. Together and separately, they wrote more than twenty books, which col-lectively have sold more than a million copies. They lived in Michigan.

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