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"The leading academic vehicle for scholarly publication in the
field of medieval warfare." Medieval Warfare The essays in this
volume of the Journal continue its proud tradition of presenting
cutting-edge research with a wide chronological and geographical
range, from eleventh-century Georgia (David IV's use of the methods
described in De velitatione bellica) to fifteenth-century England
and France (a detailed analysis of the use of the under-appreciated
lancegay and similar weapons). Iberia and the Empire are also
addressed, with a study of Aragonese leaders in the War of the Two
Pedros, a discussion of Prince Ferdinand's battle-seeking strategy
prior to the battle of Toro in 1476, and an analysis and
transcription of a newly-discovered Habsburg battle plan of the
early sixteenth century, drawn up for the war against Venice. The
volume also embraces different approaches, from
cultural-intellectual history (the afterlife of the medieval
Christian Warrior), to experimental archaeology (the mechanics of
raising trebuchets), to comparison of "the face of battle" in a
medieval illuminated manuscript with its depiction in modern films,
to archivally-based administrative history (recruitment among the
sub-gentry for Edward I's armies). Contributors: David S. Bachrach,
Daniel Bertrand, Peter Burkholder, Ekaitz Etxeberria Gallastegi,
Michael John Harbinson, Steven Isaac, Donald J. Kagay, Tomaz Lazar,
Mamuka Tsurtsumia
Essays on aspects of medieval military history, encompassing the
most recent critical approaches. The essays in this volume honour
the career and achievements of Richard Abels, the distinguished
historian of medieval military history; in particular, they aim to
reflect how the "cultural turn" in the field has led to exciting
new developments in scholarship. Ranging from the late eighth
century to the fifteenth, from northern England to the Levant, the
chapters analyze how medieval kings and commanders practiced a
genuine military science, how themeanings of victory and defeat
were constructed by chroniclers and whole societies, how wars were
remembered and propagandized, and how religion and war mixed.
A fascinating exploration and insight into the fringes of Europe.
This book proudly celebrates the richness and cultural history of
these countries, taking us through Moslem Spain, Byzantine Turkey
and Viking Norway, for example, yet it also offers an intriguing
insight into the travails and high points of travelling itself.
Peppered with slightly eccentric anecdotes and poems, the book
wakes up the people and places of Europe's fringes and gives them a
gentle shake.
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