The Knight in History by Gies

The Knight in History by Gies

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.

Contributor Biography - French Ecrivains et historiens, Frances Gies (1915-2013) et Joseph Gies (1916-2006) ont ecrit plus de vingt ouvrages sur le Moyen Age, dont beaucoup ont ete des best-sellers. Ont ete traduits aux Belles Lettres: La Vie dans un chateau medieval (2018), La Vie dans une ville medievale (2019), et La Vie dans un village medieval (2020).

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ISBN 13	9780060914134
ISBN 10	0060914130
Title	The Knight in History
Author	Gies
Series	Medieval Life Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Year published	2011-07-26
Number of pages	272
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.