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Nobles, Knights and Men-at-Arms in the Middle Ages

Author: Maurice Keen

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 1852850876

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.

Knights of Christ

Author: Terence Wise

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2012-04-20

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 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.

Knights in Arms

Author: Goran Stanivukovic

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2016-01-01

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 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.

Arms & Armor of the Medieval Knight

Author: David Edge

Publisher: Crescent

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13:

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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.

Arms & Armour of the Medieval Knight

Author: David Owen Edge

Publisher:

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 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.

Knights in Shining Armor

Author: Gail Gibbons

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Published: 2008-11-15

Total Pages: 46

ISBN-13: 0316049832

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

A Knight and His Weapons

Author: R. Ewart Oakeshott

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13:

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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?

Arms and Armor of Medieval Knights

Author: David Edge

Publisher:

Published: 2000-08-01

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 9780788194047

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Knights in Armor

Author: John D. Clare

Publisher: HMH Books For Young Readers

Published: 1996-03-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780152013080

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

Knights in Shining Armor

Author: Ida Sinkević

Publisher: Bunker Hill Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9781593730550

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Knights in Shining Armor, is a scholarly significant, popularly written, and beautifully illustrated exploration of multiple roles of arms and armor in the Renaissance and Baroque societies.