[PDF] Knights In Arms eBook

Author : Terence Wise
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 44,69 MB
Release : 2012-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1780966423

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The ancient warrior code which persisted in medieval Christian Europe dictated that a man's greatest virtues were physical strength, skill at arms, bravery, daring, loyalty to the chieftain and solidarity within the tribe. The primitive Church had been diametrically opposed to such ideals, however by the early 8th century the Church had grown wealthy, and the Saracen invasions of Spain and France posed a threat to that wealth. The Roman Church began to support war in defence of the faith, and by channelling the martial spirit into the service of God, the brutal warrior of the past was transformed into a guardian of society.

Author : Maurice Keen
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 11,27 MB
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1852850876

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The literature of chivalry and of courtly love has left an indelible impression on western ideas. What is less clear is how far the contemporary warrior aristocracy took this literature to heart and how far its ideals had influence in practice, especially in war. These are questions that Maurice Keen is uniquely qualified to answer. This book is a collection of Maurice Keen's articles and deals with both the ideas of chivalry and the reality of warfare. He discusses brotherhood-in-arms, courtly love, crusades, heraldry, knighthood, the law of arms, tournaments and the nature of nobility, as well as describing the actual brutality of medieval warfare and the lure of plunder. While the standards set by chivalric codes undoubtedly had a real, if intangible, influence on the behaviour of contemporaries, chivalry's idealisation of the knight errant also enhanced the attraction of war, endorsing its horrors with a veneer of acceptability.

Author : Goran Stanivukovic
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 27,6 MB
Release : 2016-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1442648872

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Knights in Arms moves beyond the best-known examples of the genre, such as Philip Sidney'sArcadia, to consider the broad range of texts which featured the Eastern Mediterranean in this era.

Author : Gail Gibbons
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 22,45 MB
Release : 2008-11-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0316049832

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A look at the life of knights in the Middle Ages and a collection of tales about their adventures.

Author : David Edge
Publisher : Crescent
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 17,94 MB
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN :

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An illustrated survey of knights, their weapons, their battles and wars, and tournaments. Includes glossary of terms and an appendix detailing construction of armor.

Author : R. Ewart Oakeshott
Publisher :
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 31,26 MB
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN :

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Take an engaging journey back in time, when battles were fought with swords, lances, maces, and an array of well-crafted devices that could be elegant and ornate, brutal and efficient, or both. This accessible, lively, and informative book explores many facets of the medieval world of weaponry. Did you know, for instance, that in the fifteenth century "fight books" with drawings guided knights in the proper use of weapons? That the average medieval warrior became a full-fledged fighter by the time he was fifteen years old? Or that armor made by a master could, by modern standards, cost the price of a Rolls Royce?

Author : David Owen Edge
Publisher :
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 15,79 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Armor
ISBN : 9780861244140

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An illustrated survey of knights, their weapons, their battles and wars, and tournaments. Includes glossary of terms and an appendix detailing construction of armor.

Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 11,93 MB
Release : 2011-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0756689511

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DK Eyewitness Arms and Armor is an original and exciting look at the history of weapons and armor through the ages. Stunning real-life photographs reveal the design, construction, and workings of armor, offering a unique "eyewitness" view of how methods of warfare have changed. Show your child the very first weapons ever made, the armor worn by medieval knights, the battledress of a Japanese samurai, and the guns used by the frontiersmen and outlaws of the Wild West. They'll also discover the weapons that were carried by the first police officers, how sword and pistol duels were fought and much more!

Author : John D. Clare
Publisher : HMH Books For Young Readers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,21 MB
Release : 1996-03-15
Category : Civilization, Medieval
ISBN : 9780152013080

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An overview of the lifestyle and changing role of the knight during the Middle Ages.