German Knighthood 1050-1300
Benjamin Arnold
This is a thorough and original study of German knighthood as a class in its medieval heyday. Arnold draws on a rich array of descriptive detail from the lives of individual knights, their families, and various groups to examine knightly customs and practices, the impact of knighthood in the political world of the German Empire, and the curious status of most knights as at once noble and unfree. These unfree knights, argues Arnold, were above all professional warriors in an empire where violence for political ends prevailed--a harsh reality that dictated the structure and development of their class.
Κατηγορίες:
Έτος:
1985
Εκδότης:
Oxford University Press
Γλώσσα:
english
Σελίδες:
320
ISBN 10:
0198219601
ISBN 13:
9780198219606
Σειρές:
Oxford University Press Academic Monograph Reprints
Αρχείο:
PDF, 26.76 MB
IPFS:
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english, 1985