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German Knighthood 1050-1300 (Oxford University Press Academic Monograph Reprints)

By Benjamin Arnold

Book information

Year
1985
ISBN
0198219601, 9780198219606, 9780585259505
LCC
CR5100 .A76 1985
Open Library ID
OL2652675M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
7 MB (7684059 bytes)
Pages
308\320
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This is a thorough and original study of German knighthood as a class in its medieval heyday. Arnold draws on a rich array of descriptive detail from the lives of individual knights, their families, and various groups to examine knightly customs and practices, the impact of knighthood in the political world of the German Empire, and the curious status of most knights as at once noble and unfree. These unfree knights, argues Arnold, were above all professional warriors in an empire where violence for political ends prevailed--a harsh reality that dictated the structure and development of their class.

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