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Language
English
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Description
"Forget jousts and quests and dragons, a real knight had real work to do, lots of mouths to feed, and trouble could ride over the hill at any moment. Castles were dark, armor was uncomfortable, and jousts and tournaments (not to mention real battles) were dangerous, and expensive."--Barnes & Noble.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
112 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Describes the lives of knights in medieval Europe. The reader's choices reveal historical details from the perspectives of a French knight during the Crusades, an English knight during the Hundred Years' War, and a German knight during the Peasants' War"--Provided by publisher.
4) Knight
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
72 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 volume unpaged : illustrations (some color), maps ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
From the secret order of Round Table Knights comes a tell-all guide to the mythical occupation of knighthood its history, mysterious quests, and puzzles that live on to this day. Inspired by the life of a most exemplary knight, this fascinating book explores the art of mastering sword and lance, the essential (and prohibitively expensive) war-horse, the ins and outs of a castle that a knight might defend, and the skills needed to prevail in a jousting...
9) Knights
Author
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
1998
Physical Desc
63 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 32 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tells about the lives of knights throughout history while focusing on those of medieval times.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
107 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"Castles may conjure up a romantic fairy tale world; however, in real life, during the Middle Ages, castles were fortresses, providing shelter and protection for the lord as well as for the peasants who lived on his land. For an army, a lord depended on young soldiers in armor called knights who spent years at the castle learning the skills of warfare"--
11) The Middle Ages
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books/Thomson Gale
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
112 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
12) Knights
Author
Series
Publisher
Stargazer Books
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
14) Medieval knights
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1997
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill., map ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the life of a medieval knight and the culture he lived in.
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