ABSTRACT

First published in 2005.This work provides the background information necessary for a sympathetic understanding of the Middle Age and its central feature, Chivalry. Although scholarly, it was specifically written for the interested general reader. Many extracts from original sources (Latin and Old French) are translated here for the first time.

chapter I|44 pages

Land and Folk

chapter II|55 pages

Birth and Nature

chapter III|87 pages

Authors, Scribes and Readers

chapter IV|87 pages

Church and Churchmen

chapter V|27 pages

Kings, Knights and War

chapter VI|14 pages

Manor and Cottage

chapter VII|21 pages

Town Life

chapter VIII|35 pages

Rich and Poor

chapter IX|16 pages

House, Dress and Meals

chapter X|25 pages

Sports and Pastimes

chapter XI|21 pages

Wayfaring and Foreign Travel

chapter XII|33 pages

Women's Life

chapter XIII|30 pages

Architecture and the Arts

chapter XVI|25 pages

Medicine and Justice

chapter XV|20 pages

Superstitions and Marvels