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.

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• HistoryEuropeWesternGreat BritainMiddle Ages (449-1066)
• HistoryEuropeWesternUnited KingdomMiddle Ages (449-1066)
• HistoryEuropeWesternUnited KingdomNorman Conquest to Late Medieval (1066-1485)
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• Publication Date: July 18, 2010
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• Print Length: 275 Pages
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