Knights
Subtitle: in history and legend
By: chief consultant, Constance Brittain Bouchard
Publisher: Global Book Publishing
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lane Cove, N.S.W
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781740480284
Subjects: Knights and knighthood; History; Social life and customs; Military art and science; Orders of knighthood and chivalry; Medieval
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-293) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introducing knights. The origins of knights ; Chivalric ideals ; The noble steed ; Knights in the arts; title: The life of a knight. Becoming a knight ; Chivalry ; Everyday life ; Castles ; Armor ; Weapons ; Tournaments ; Knights and war ; Heraldry ; Crusading orders ; Asian knights; title: The knight in history. The rise of knights ; The Norman era ; The Crusades ; The Reconquista ; The Albigensian crusade ; The Hundred Years' War ; K nighthood in decline; title: The cultural legacy. Knights in literature ; Film and television ; War games ; Honorific orders; title: Reference. Timeline ; Medieval monarchs.