Kniha War and Chivalry Matthew Strickland

War and Chivalry

Jazyk: Angličtina
Väzba: Brožovaná
Dostupnosť: Skladom u dodávateľa
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This is the first large-scale study of conduct in warfare and the nature of chivalry in the Anglo-No...

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Jazyk
Angličtina
Väzba
Kniha - Brožovaná
Vydalo
2005
Stránok
416
EAN
9780521023467
ISBN
0521023467
Enbook ID
04089720
Hmotnosť
634
Rozmery
229 x 154 x 25

Kompletný popis

This is the first large-scale study of conduct in warfare and the nature of chivalry in the Anglo-Norman period. The extent to which the knighthood consciously sought to limit the extent of fatalities among its members is explored through a study of notions of a 'brotherhood in arms', the actualities of combat and the effectiveness of armour, the treatment of prisoners, and the workings of ransom. Were there 'laws of war' in operation in the eleventh and twelfth centuries and, if so, were they binding? How far did notions of honour affect knights' actions in war itself? Conduct in war against an opposing suzerain such as the Capetian king is contrasted to behaviour in situations of rebellion and of civil war. An overall context is provided by an examination of the behaviour in war of the Scots and the mercenary routiers, both accused of perpetrating 'atrocities'.

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