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The Knight in History
The Knight in History
Author: Frances Gies
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...  more », 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.
ISBN-13: 9780060914134
ISBN-10: 0060914130
Publication Date: 5/13/1987
Pages: 272
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Publisher: Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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