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Knight in History by Frances Gies (2011, Trade Paperback)

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Knight in History, Paperback by Gies, Frances, ISBN 0060914130, ISBN-13 9780060914134, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Describes the origins of knighthood, explains how knights fit into medieval society, and tells the stories of specific individuals.

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PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100060914130

ISBN-139780060914134

eBay Product ID (ePID)20303

Product Key Features

Book TitleKnight in History

Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2011

TopicReference, Europe / Great Britain / Middle Ages (449-1066), Europe / Medieval

GenreHistory

AuthorFrances Gies

Book SeriesMedieval Life Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight9.5 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Dewey Edition19

ReviewsGies's writing is fresh and direct, her scholarship is exact, and she approaches her subject with excitement., A carefully researched, concise, readable, and entertaining account of an institution that remains a part of the Western imagination., Splendid ... This detailed look, focusing as it often does on individual men, shows the knight in a new and more interesting light, whether Roland or Galahad.

Dewey Decimal305.5/2

SynopsisA 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., 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.