Chivalry
Chivalry—with its pageants, heraldry, and knights in shining armor—was a social ideal that had a profound influence on the history of early modern Europe. In this eloquent and richly detailed book, a leading medieval historian discusses the complex reality of chivalry: its secular foundations, the effects of the Crusades, the literature of knighthood, and its ethos of the social and moral obligations of nobility.
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Chivalry—with its pageants, heraldry, and knights in shining armor—was a social ideal that had a profound influence on the history of early modern Europe. In this eloquent and richly detailed book, a leading medieval historian discusses the complex reality of chivalry: its secular foundations, the effects of the Crusades, the literature of knighthood, and its ethos of the social and moral obligations of nobility.
IIntroduction : the idea of chivalry1IIThe secular origins of chivalry18IIIChivalry, the church and the crusade44IVThe ceremony of dubbing to knighthood64VThe rise of the tournament83VIThe historical mythology of chivalry102VIIHeraldry and heralds125VIIIThe idea of nobility143IXArms, nobility and honour162XThe secular orders of chivalry179XIPageantry, tournies and solemn vows200XIIChivalry and war219XIIIConclusion238
