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Medieval Games - Sports and Recreations in Feudal Society (Hardcover)
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Medieval Games - Sports and Recreations in Feudal Society (Hardcover)
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This is the first full-length scholarly narrative of sports from
the fall of Rome to the end of the Middle Ages. Organized into ten
chapters, the book discusses various aspects of sports and
recreations in feudal society and provides a research tool for
scholars and students interested in the sports history of the
Middle Ages. The first chapter, "The Study of Medieval Sports and
Recreations," the bibliographical essay, and the bibliography
should be welcome aids to anyone with an interest in further
research on the subject. After the beginning chapter on the
historiography of sports in the Middle Ages, the book looks at the
evidence of sports and recreations in late antiquity. Next the
volume focuses on the close relationship between sports and war in
feudal society and examines how knights of the High Middle Ages
developed and promoted sports reputations. Subsequent chapters deal
with sports and the church, sports reflected in art, peasant
pastimes and women's recreations. "Sports Violence in Medieval
Society," investigates the violence that sometimes accompanied
sports or recreations. The last chapter highlights two medieval
persons who have a relation to sports: William Fitzstephen, the
twelfth-century writer who left a vivid account of London sports,
and William Marshal, the famed tournament professional. The
bibliographical essay and select bibliography close out the book.
The work fills gaps in both the literature on medieval civilization
and the literature of sports history.
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