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Discusses the age of knighthood, covering such aspects as arms, armor, training, ceremonies, tournaments, the code of chivalry, and the Crusades.

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Main Authors: Gravett, Christopher, 1951 (Author)
Group Author: Dann, Geoff (Illustrator)
Published: Dorling Kindersley,
Publisher Address: London :
Publication Dates: 2015.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: Revised edition.
Series: DK eyewitness books
Subjects:
Knights and knighthood > Juvenile literature
Civilization, Medieval > Juvenile literature
Summary: Discusses the age of knighthood, covering such aspects as arms, armor, training, ceremonies, tournaments, the code of chivalry, and the Crusades.
Item Description: "Explore the lives of medieval mounted warriors - from the battlefield to the banquet table"--Cover.
Previous edition: 1993.
Carrier Form: 72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm. + 1 fold-out wall chart
Audience: Primary, intermediate
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780241187623
0241187621
CLC: K503-49
Call Number: K503-49/G776/rev. ed.
Contents: First knights -- Normans -- Making a knight -- Armour -- Fashion in steel -- Inside the armour -- Arms and the man -- On horseback -- Castle -- Castle at war -- Siege warfare -- Arming to fight -- Enemy -- Into battle -- Castle life -- Manor lords -- Manor ladies -- Ideal of chivalry -- Tournament -- Joust -- Foot combat -- Heraldry -- Hunting -- Faith and pilgrimage -- Crusades -- Knights of Christ -- Japanese knights -- Professionals -- Knights' end -- Did you know? -- Timeline -- Find out more -- Glossary -- Index.

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