The Knight in History

A magisterial history of the origins reality and legend of the knight Born out of the chaos of the early Middle Ages the armored and highly mobile knight revolutionized warfare and quickly became a mythic figure in history. From the Knights Templars and English knighthood to the crusades and chivalry The Knight in History by acclaimed medievalist Frances Gies bestselling coauthor of Life in a Medieval Castle paints a remarkable true picture of knighthoodexploring the knights earliest appearance as an agent of lawless violence his reemergence as a dynamic social entity his eventual disappearance from the European stage and his transformation into Western cultures most iconic hero.