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Gravett, Christopher,
1951-
Knight /
written by Christopher Gravett ; photographed by Geoff Dann.
Eyewitness knight.
Rev. ed.
New York :
DK Pub.,
2004.
72 p. :
col. ill. ;
29 cm.
DK eyewitness books
Includes index.
"Discover the world of the medieval knight - from battles to banquets, sieges to chivalry"--Cover.
First knights -- Normans -- Making a knight -- Iron, iron, everywhere -- Fashion in steel -- Armor, the inside story -- Arms and the man -- On horseback -- Castle -- Castle at war -- Siege warfare -- Arming for the fight -- Enemy -- Into battle -- Castle at peace -- Lord of the manor -- Lady of the manor -- Ideal of chivalry -- Tournament -- Joust -- Foot combat -- Heraldry -- Hunting and hawking -- Faith and pilgrimage -- Crusades -- Knights of Christ -- Knights of the Rising Sun --Professionals -- Decline of chivalry -- Did you know? -- Timeline -- Find out more -- Glossary -- Index.
Be an eyewitness to what life was really like for a knight in medieval times -- from battles to banquets and from jousting to hunting. See how a knight put on his armor. Find out why knights decorated their shields. Discover deadly weapons known as caltrops.
20090304.
Knights and knighthood
Juvenile literature.
Civilization, Medieval
Juvenile literature.
Dann, Geoff.
DK eyewitness books.