Tournament

by David Crouch

Book Overview

The tournament was a mock battle, at its height between 1100 and 1300, conducted by two arbitrary battalions over many square miles of open country. It was a one-day event, but when joined to ancillary festivals it could extend it to several days. The centre of the enthusiasm was across north and north-eastern France, where -- in the twelfth century -- thousands of knights assembled from across northern Europe to seek reputation and profit. But...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1852855312
• ISBN13: 9781852855314
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.1"