A Knight and His Weapons

Author: R. Ewart Oakeshott
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
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?

A Knight and His Castle

Author: R. Ewart Oakeshott
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780802312945
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
From the author's famous life of a medieval knight series, this book provides a lively and informative history of the castle, its design, building, defense, as well as its armoury, daily life, and the training of knights.

European Weapons and Armour

Author: Ewart Oakeshott
Publisher: Boydell Press
ISBN: 184383720X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 314

Book Description
The story of arms in Western Europe from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution. A treasury of information based on solid scholarship, anyone seeking a factual and vivid account of the story of arms from the Renaissance period to the Industrial Revolution will welcome this book. The author chooses as his starting-point the invasion of Italy by France in 1494, which sowed the dragon's teeth of all the successive European wars; the French invasion was to accelerate the trend towards new armaments and new methods of warfare. The authordescribes the development of the handgun and the pike, the use and style of staff-weapons, mace and axe and war-hammer, dagger and dirk and bayonet. He shows how armour attained its full Renaissance splendour and then suffered itssorry and inevitable decline, culminating in the Industrial Revolution, with its far-reaching effects on military armaments. Above all, he follows the long history of the sword, queen of weapons, to the late eighteenth century, when it finally ceased to form a part of a gentleman's every-day wear. Lavishly illustrated. EWART OAKESHOTT was one of the world's leading authorities on the arms and armour of medieval Europe. His other works on the subject include Records of the Medieval Sword and The Sword in the Age of Chivalry.

A Knight in Battle

Author: R. Ewart Oakeshott
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780802313225
Category : Armor, Medieval
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Describes the horses used by knights in the Middle Ages, as well as the equipment and weapons they used in battle.

The Use of Medieval Weaponry

Author: Eric Lowe
Publisher: Aeon Books
ISBN: 1913504263
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 286

Book Description
From fantasy novels and cosplay to Renaissance festivals and roleplaying games, the love for medieval weapons runs deep. But how were they actually used? In The Use of Medieval Weaponry, historical fencing instructor and competitive fighter, Eric Lowe brings together the words of over a dozen medieval masters, as well as the practical experience of contemporary historical European martial artists, to answer this deceptively simple question. For the first time, learn to see weapons from the perspective, not of ancient generals or modern museum curators, but the people holding the sword. Compare weapons in combat, consider the pros and cons of different types and styles, and discover how medieval warriors adapted their art to their favorite tools. Whether you are an armchair enthusiast or a fighter ready to step up your game, Lowe takes you inside the world of medieval martial arts as no one else can.

Sword of Fire and Sea

Author: Erin Hoffman
Publisher: Pyr
ISBN: 1616143746
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321

Book Description
Captain Vidarian Rulorat's great-grandfather gave up an imperial commission to commit social catastrophe by marrying a fire priestess. For love, he unwittingly doomed his family to generations of a rare genetic disease that follows families who cross elemental boundaries. Now Vidarian, the last surviving member of the Rulorat family, struggles to uphold his family legacy, and finds himself chained to a task as a result of the bride price his great-grandfather paid: The priestess Endera has called upon Vidarian to fulfill his family's obligation by transporting a young fire priestess named Ariadel to a water temple far to the south, through dangerous pirate-controlled territory. Vidarian finds himself at the intersection not only of the world's most volatile elements, but of the ancient and alien powers that lurk between them...

The Sword in the Age of Chivalry

Author: Ewart Oakeshott
Publisher: Boydell Press
ISBN: 9780851157153
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
The Resplendent image of the medieval knight is concentrated in the symbolism of his sword. The straight, two-edged, cross-hilted knightly sword of the European middle ages was an object of vital importance, a lethal weapon on the battlefield and a badge of chivalry in that complex social code. Ewart Oakeshott draws on his extensive research and expert eye (and hand, for he has a special sense for the feel of a sword) to develop a typology for and recount the history of the sword, from the knightly successors of the Viking weapon to the emergence of the Renaissance sword - that is, roughly from 1050 to 1550. Within this time-span, two distinct groups of swords successively evolved. Problems of dating are acute, and evidence is adduced from literature and art as well as from archaeology, for a sword (or some parts of a sword) could have been in use several generations after it first saw battle. To deal with such overlap, Ewart Oakeshott develops, refines and illustrates a detailed typology of swords which takes in entire swords, pommel-forms, cross-guards, and the grip and scabbard.

Medieval Knight Science

Author: Allison Lassieur
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1491481307
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33

Book Description
"Describes the science behind the armor, weapons, training, and tactics used by medieval knights in combat"--

Knights in Shining Armor

Author: Gail Gibbons
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316049832
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 69

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

The Making of a Knight

Author: Patrick O'Brien
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN: 088106355X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35

Book Description
Seven-year-old James wants to be a brave and noble knight like his father. He dreams of the day that he too will wear the golden spurs that symbolize knighthood. But before his dreams are realized, James must work for seven years as a page and for seven more as a squire, learning to ride, hunt, and fight.