{"product_id":"the-knight-in-history-medieval-life-0060914130","title":"The Knight in History (Medieval Life)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0060914130\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gies, Frances\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA magisterial history of the origins, reality, and legend of the knightA carefully researched, concise, readable, and entertaining account of an institution that remains a part of the Western imagination. -Los Angeles TimesBorn out of the chaos of the early Middle Ages, the armored and highly mobile knight revolutionized warfare and quickly became a mythic figure in history. From the Knights Templars and English knighthood to the crusades and chivalry, The Knight in History, by acclaimed medievalist Frances Gies, bestselling coauthor of Life in a Medieval Castle, paints a remarkable true picture of knighthood-exploring the knights earliest appearance as an agent of lawless violence, his reemergence as a dynamic social entity, his eventual disappearance from the European stage, and his transformation into Western cultures most iconic hero.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51526184272160,"sku":"NEW0060914130","price":14.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71f4UN9dP0L.jpg?v=1777186694","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-knight-in-history-medieval-life-0060914130","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}