The Knight in History -- Frances Gies, Paperback
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.
Author: Frances Gies
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 5/20/1987
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61 lbs
Size: 8.29" H x 5.51" L x 0.64" W
ISBN: 9780060914134
