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Glorious Age of Chivalry (Paperback)
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Glorious Age of Chivalry (Paperback)
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List price R347
Loot Price R271
Discovery Miles 2 710
You Save R76 (22%)
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This book examines the historical brotherhood of knights, how they
were governed by their feudal lord, the moral code of the church,
and the ideal of the chivalric code. Knights drew inspiration from
portrayals of knighthood in the literature of chivalry - in heroic
chansons de geste, poems of courtly love and prose and verse of
romances that told of knights' great deeds in war and love.
Together, the chivalric code and the art and literature of the time
embodied a vision of how knights should and could behave. With
sections on the knightly heroes of the Bible, the classical worlds,
and the enduring tales of King Arthur, there is also a discussion
of how the knights of history lived up to these ideals, and were
themselves made into legendary figures. This is a description and
explanation of the code of chivalry, who inspired and compiled it,
and how it bound together the knights who swore to it. It contains
a detailed analysis of the rich romantic art that chivalry
inspired, including the chansons de gestes that influenced the
knights and kings. Special sections cover the most revered and
honoured knights of the time, including King Edward I of England,
Sir John Chandos, The Black Prince, El Cid and William Wallace. It
offers an intelligent and thoughtful discussion on the importance
of the code of chivalry, with a comparison of how its idealistic
rules matched up to the reality of combat and politics. It is
lavishly illustrated with over 200 beautiful illustrations that
shows knights on the battlefield, at the tournament, and in love.
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