Chivalry The Everyday Life Of The Medieval Knight
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Chivalry The Everyday Life Of The Medieval Knight
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Author : Leon Gautier
language : en
Publisher: Tumblar House
Release Date : 2015-11-30
Chivalry The Everyday Life Of The Medieval Knight written by Leon Gautier and has been published by Tumblar House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-30 with History categories.
CHIVALRY has fascinated Western civilization for over a millennium, from way back when Knighthood was in flower, all the way to present day. Today, this fascination is as prevalent as it ever was, manifesting itself in works such as J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. But what IS Chivalry? Is it proper manners (the lack of which, especially toward ladies, is sometimes spoken of as "Chivalry being dead")? Is it kindness? Steadfastness? It is all of those things, and much more. Leon Gautier, the author of this magnificent book, describes it thusly: "Chivalry is the Christian form of the military profession: the knight is the Christian soldier." In a word, it is militant Christianity. But this is neither a religion confined to Sunday worship, nor a profession restricted to barracks; nor yet are the religion and the profession at all separate from each other. It is the armed defense of the unarmed Truth. In his work, Gautier leaves no stone unturned, covering every aspect of the knight: his birth, education, marriage, everyday life, battle, and death. He also dedicates several chapters to the code of chivalry, which serves as the ten commandments of knighthood. Let Gautier take you back to a time when Christians had to defend all that they hold dear: their families, their property, their country, and their Faith.
The Life Of A Medieval Knight
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Author : Ruth Owen
language : en
Publisher: Av2 by Weigl
Release Date : 2018-07-15
The Life Of A Medieval Knight written by Ruth Owen and has been published by Av2 by Weigl this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Chivalry
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Author : Léon Gautier
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1891
Chivalry written by Léon Gautier and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1891 with Chivalry categories.
The Life Of A Knight
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Author : Kay Eastwood
language : en
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
Release Date : 2004
The Life Of A Knight written by Kay Eastwood and has been published by Crabtree Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Exciting illustrations and photographs highlight this book about the duties and privileges of a medieval knight in warfare and in service to a lord. Their daily life will be explored highlighting their clothing, apprenticeship, heraldry, and their obedience to the chivalric code.
Chivalry
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Author : Leon Gautier
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-04-18
Chivalry written by Leon Gautier and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-18 with categories.
What is chivalry? This book traces the life of the medieval knight from the cradle to the grave. Beginning with the Christian military ideal, it then outlines the Ten Commandments of the twelfth-century Code of Chivalry and shows how these precepts were implemented.
A Knight S Own Book Of Chivalry
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Author : Geoffroi de Charny
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2013-03-01
A Knight S Own Book Of Chivalry written by Geoffroi de Charny and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-01 with History categories.
On the great influence of a valiant lord: "The companions, who see that good warriors are honored by the great lords for their prowess, become more determined to attain this level of prowess." On the lady who sees her knight honored: "All of this makes the noble lady rejoice greatly within herself at the fact that she has set her mind and heart on loving and helping to make such a good knight or good man-at-arms." On the worthiest amusements: "The best pastime of all is to be often in good company, far from unworthy men and from unworthy activities from which no good can come." Enter the real world of knights and their code of ethics and behavior. Read how an aspiring knight of the fourteenth century would conduct himself and learn what he would have needed to know when traveling, fighting, appearing in court, and engaging fellow knights. Composed at the height of the Hundred Years War by Geoffroi de Charny, one of the most respected knights of his age, A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry was designed as a guide for members of the Company of the Star, an order created by Jean II of France in 1352 to rival the English Order of the Garter. This is the most authentic and complete manual on the day-to-day life of the knight that has survived the centuries, and this edition contains a specially commissioned introduction from historian Richard W. Kaeuper that gives the history of both the book and its author, who, among his other achievements, was the original owner of the Shroud of Turin.
Chivalry
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Author : Léon Gautier
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1959
Chivalry written by Léon Gautier and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1959 with Chivalry categories.
Medieval Knights
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Author : José Sánchez
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Medieval Knights written by José Sánchez and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
The Middle Ages, with its crude reality and mystery, often enveloped in an air of religious and occasionally even mythical or fantastic mysticism, has always been one of the preferred themes of historians and history lovers in general. Since the end of the Roman Empire, with its manipulative tactics in which the infantry was the deciding factor in battles, the cavalry became the main player on the battlefields all over Europe, replacing other forms of weaponry and becoming important though not yet decisive factors in battle. It could be said that an army with a good cavalry had the advantage in battle. With the appearance of feudalism, in many cases, the knights became real warlords, with the corresponding legal and military obligations towards the lords they served, carrying out acts of war that would soon open up the doors of history to them, through the bards who narrated their achievements, lifting them up to the status of legendary figures, full of elements fruit of the imagination of narrators of the era, some of which have survived to our times. But these men's reality was far removed from this fantasy and numerous studies have been published on the topic revealing how their way of life and social condition determined their behavior during war and peace, their weaponry, status, etc. This book takes an extensive look at these and many other topics, distinguishing well between the scenes in which the most important battles of the Middle Ages took place and their players, because although they are enveloped in the same epoch, the reality was very different for, say a Teutonic knight than for a Spanish knight and so on. Furthermore, the book deals with all themes related to these historical characters, such as tournaments, equipment and saddle trappings, weaponry, different types of combat, siege machines and a long list of other items, until the first firearms appeared marking the end of the era.
Holy Warriors
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Author : Richard W. Kaeuper
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2012-06-04
Holy Warriors written by Richard W. Kaeuper and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-04 with History categories.
The medieval code of chivalry demanded that warrior elites demonstrate fierce courage in battle, display prowess with weaponry, and avenge any strike against their honor. They were also required to be devout Christians. How, then, could knights pledge fealty to the Prince of Peace, who enjoined the faithful to turn the other cheek rather than seek vengeance and who taught that the meek, rather than glorious fighters in tournaments, shall inherit the earth? By what logic and language was knighthood valorized? In Holy Warriors, Richard Kaeuper argues that while some clerics sanctified violence in defense of the Holy Church, others were sorely troubled by chivalric practices in everyday life. As elite laity, knights had theological ideas of their own. Soundly pious yet independent, knights proclaimed the validity of their bloody profession by selectively appropriating religious ideals. Their ideology emphasized meritorious suffering on campaign and in battle even as their violence enriched them and established their dominance. In a world of divinely ordained social orders, theirs was blessed, though many sensitive souls worried about the ultimate price of rapine and destruction. Kaeuper examines how these paradoxical chivalric ideals were spread in a vast corpus of literature from exempla and chansons de geste to romance. Through these works, both clerics and lay military elites claimed God's blessing for knighthood while avoiding the contradictions inherent in their fusion of chivalry with a religion that looked back to the Sermon on the Mount for its ethical foundation.
A Day In The Life Of A Knight
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Author : Andrea Hopkins, Ph.D.
language : en
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Release Date : 2007-07-15
A Day In The Life Of A Knight written by Andrea Hopkins, Ph.D. and has been published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-07-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Describes typical activities of medieval Europeans from the perspective of a knight, such as archery training, hawking, and sword fighting.