Follows a day in the life of a knight in medieval Europe, beginning at eight in the morning when Sir Guy de Frinton arrives in the market town of Barton, to seven in the evening when Guy, having won a tournament, is honored at a feast.
Presents a broad picture of the chivalric world, and shows how chivalry affected or was affected by social movements, writers and events, and analyses the legacy it passed down to later ages.
Discusses feudalism, chivalry, clothing and weaponry, practices of war, the Crusades, tournaments and other aspects of the lives of noble soldiers of the Middle Ages.
Provides an account of the lives and activities of knights based on an examination of documents they wrote themselves, and compares those first-person accounts with the writings of poets and chroniclers of the time.
Describes the live of medieval knights and details the role they played within the militaries of their time. Details knights' weapons and armor and spotlights some of their major battles. Features full-color photographs and illustrations throughout.
