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Battle and Bloodshed : The Medieval World at War

By Lorna Bleach; Keira Borrill; Lorna Bleach; Keira Borrill

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Year
2013
ISBN
9781443857376, 9781443846097
LCC
D128.B388 2013eb
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1843536 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
266\266
Time added
2023-08-06 08:37:10
500-1500. ; LiteratureMedieval -- History and criticism.Medieval. ; Military art and science -- History --Military history

Description

This collection of articles is the result of an interdisciplinary Medieval Studies conference held at the University of Sheffield in 2009. Brutality and aggression were a stark reality of everyday life in the Middle Ages; from individual rebellions through family feuds to epic wars, a history of medieval warfare could easily be read as a history of medieval violence. This volume goes beyond such an analysis by illustrating just how pervasive the nature of war could be, influencing not only me...

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