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Barbara Frale gives us an explosive, exhaustively researched history of the medieval world's most powerful military order, the Templars. At its height, the Order of the Knights Templar rivaled the kingdoms of Europe in military might, economic power, and political influence. For 700 years, the tragic demise of this society of warrior-monks amid accusations of heresy has been plagued by controversy, in part because the transcript of their trial by...
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Knight needed. Apply at Castle. In just one week, the king will choose a new knight--and since Sir Simpleton is the world's greatest expert on so many things, he intends to make sure young Sam masters all the skills he needs to know. Unfortunately, Sir Simpleton may not be the best trainer: Instead of donning shiny armor and rescuing a beautiful princess, he wears a chicken suit and saves a fiery dragon! Will Sam succeed in spite of his teacher's...
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At a time of astonishing confusion about what it means to be a man, Brad Miner has recovered the oldest and best ideal of manhood: the gentleman. Reviving a thousand-year tradition of chivalry, honor, and heroism, The Complete Gentleman provides the essential model for twenty-first-century masculinity.
Despite our confusion, real manhood is not complicated. It is an ancient ideal based on service to one's God, country, family, and friends-a simple...
14) Knights
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"Describes the lives of European knights, including their daily life, weapons, and fighting techniques, as well as their place in popular culture"--
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The classic epic of chivalry and courtly love features the disinherited knight, Ivanhoe, his fair lady, Rowena, and such larger-than-life characters as Richard the Lion-Hearted and Robin Hood. This novel of the Crusades, chivalry, and courtly love not only recreates history, but made history as well.
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For almost a century and a half, Bulfinch's Mythology has been the text by which the great tales of the gods and goddesses, Greek and Roman antiquity; Scandinavian, Celtic, and Oriental fables and myths; and the age of chivalry have been known. The stories are divided into three sections: The Age of Fable or Stories of Gods and Heroes (first published in 1855); The Age of Chivalry (1858), which contains King Arthur and His Knights, The Mabinogeon,...
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Presents the classic Spanish tale of chivalry and abiding optimism, depicting the exploits of a knight who attempts to bring justice and truth to the world, accompanied by essays, notes, and a study of Cervantes's language.
"Esta edición reproduce el texto crítico y las notas de Francisco Rico, a su vez coordinador del volumen, y se completa con estudios de escritores y filólogos de la talla de Mario Vargas Llosa, Francisco Ayala, Martín...