Author: John Green Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 9780486401355 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 52
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All the thrills, spectacle, and excitement of tournament life in 43 realistic drawings: a free-for-all on an open battlefield, a dying knight receiving last rites, much more.
Author: Andrea Hopkins Publisher: Rosen Reference ISBN: 9780823939947 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 64
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Explores the medieval institution of the tournament, from its origins as a form of training for knights to its development as an aristocratic spectacle.
Author: Michael Prestwich Publisher: Yale University Press ISBN: 9780300076639 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 410
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A history of the war experience of 13th and 14th century England. With anecdotes and illustrations, it explores how English medieval armies fought, how men were recruited, how the troops were fed, supplied and deployed, the development of weapons, and the structure of military command.
Author: Margaux Baum Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc ISBN: 1499464746 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 66
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Throughout Europe, medieval forces were either engaged in conflict or preparing for it through training. Arising from the need to keep the skills of warriors sharp and battle-ready, medieval jousting for knights on horseback became a widespread pastime. This book details how the culture of medieval tournaments arose around jousting and other games of combat, including both for the mounted cavalry (knights) and foot soldiers (in events such as melees) and became a central aspect of medieval court life. Readers will be further drawn in by the visual pageantry and artifacts depicted in the book's historical imagery.
Author: Geoffroi de Charny Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press ISBN: 0812208684 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 124
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On the great influence of a valiant lord: "The companions, who see that good warriors are honored by the great lords for their prowess, become more determined to attain this level of prowess." On the lady who sees her knight honored: "All of this makes the noble lady rejoice greatly within herself at the fact that she has set her mind and heart on loving and helping to make such a good knight or good man-at-arms." On the worthiest amusements: "The best pastime of all is to be often in good company, far from unworthy men and from unworthy activities from which no good can come." Enter the real world of knights and their code of ethics and behavior. Read how an aspiring knight of the fourteenth century would conduct himself and learn what he would have needed to know when traveling, fighting, appearing in court, and engaging fellow knights. Composed at the height of the Hundred Years War by Geoffroi de Charny, one of the most respected knights of his age, A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry was designed as a guide for members of the Company of the Star, an order created by Jean II of France in 1352 to rival the English Order of the Garter. This is the most authentic and complete manual on the day-to-day life of the knight that has survived the centuries, and this edition contains a specially commissioned introduction from historian Richard W. Kaeuper that gives the history of both the book and its author, who, among his other achievements, was the original owner of the Shroud of Turin.
Author: David Crouch Publisher: A&C Black ISBN: 9781852855314 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 270
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In the Middle Ages Tournaments were the equivalent of Medieval football, with the 'star players' gaining wealth and prestige. Here is the history of the Tournament.
Author: John Green
Author: Alan V. Murray
Author: Richard Barber
Author: Andrea Hopkins
Author: Michael Prestwich
Author: Margaux Baum
Author: Geoffroi de Charny
Author: John Green
Author: David Crouch
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