A magisterial history of the origins, reality, and legend of the knightBorn 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.
| Autor: | Gies |
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| ISBN: | 9780060914134 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Harper Collins |
| Veröffentlicht: | 26.07.2011 |
| Schlagworte: | ART: History / European / Medieval CE period up to c 1500 Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours HISTORY: Europe / Great Britain / Middle Ages (449-1066) HISTORY: Medieval HISTORY: Military / Weapons HISTORY: Reference HISTORY: WORLD PHILOSOPHY: History & Surveys / General REFERENCE: Research RELIGION: Christianity / History Social and cultural history |
Frances and Joseph Gies have been writing books about medieval history for thirty years. Together and separately, they are the authors of more than twenty books, including Life in a Medieval City, Life in a Medieval Castle, Life in a Medieval Village, The Knight in History, and Cathedral, Forge, and Waterwheel. They live near Ann Arbor, Michigan.