Knighthood and Society in the High Middle Ages

Crouch, David.

Knighthood and Society in the High Middle Ages - Leuven : Leuven University Press, (c)2020. - 1 online resource (331 pages). - Mediaevalia Lovaniensia - Series 1-Studia Ser. ; v.48 .

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Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- David CROUCH and Jeroen DEPLOIGE * -- Taking the Field: Knighthood and Society in the High Middle Ages -- Part I: Noble Warriors, Warring Nobles -- Dominique BARTHÉLEMY -- Chivalry in Feudal Society According to French Evidence -- Jörg Peltzer -- Knighthood in the Empire -- Eljas OKSANEN -- Knights, Mercenaries and Paid Soldiers: Military Identities in the Anglo-Norman Regnum -- Part II: Knighthood and Lineage -- Sara MCDOUGALL -- The Chivalric Family -- Jean-François NIEUS Sigard's Belt: The Family of Chocques and the Borders of Knighthood (circa 980-1100) -- Part III: Martial Ideals in Crusading Memories -- John D. HOSLER -- Knightly Ideals at the Siege of Acre, 1189-1191 -- Nicholas L. PAUL -- Writing the Knight, Staging the Crusader: Manasses of Hierges and the Monks of Brogne -- Part IV: Women in Chivalric Representations -- Louise J. WILKINSON -- The Chivalric Woman -- Nicolas RUFFINI-RONZANI -- The Knight, the Lady, and the Poet: Understanding Huon of Oisy's Tournoiement des Dames (circa 1185-1189) -- Part V: Didactics of Chivalry -- Claudia WITTIG Teaching Chivalry in the Empire (circa 1150-1250) -- David CROUCH -- When Was Chivalry? Evolution of a Code -- Notes on Contributors -- Index



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Knights and knighthood--History--To 1500.
Chivalry--History--To 1500.


Electronic Books.

CR4533 / .K554 2020