Chivalry: The Everyday Life of the Medieval Knight - Softcover

Gautier, Leon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1944339000 ISBN 13: 9781944339005

Publisher: Tumblar House, 2015

Synopsis

CHIVALRY has fascinated Western civilization for over a millennium, from way back when Knighthood was in flower, all the way to present day. Today, this fascination is as prevalent as it ever was, manifesting itself in works such as J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.But what IS Chivalry? Is it proper manners (the lack of which, especially toward ladies, is sometimes spoken of as “Chivalry being dead”)? Is it kindness? Steadfastness? It is all of those things, and much more. Leon Gautier, the author of this magnificent book, describes it thusly: “Chivalry is the Christian form of the military profession: the knight is the Christian soldier.” In a word, it is militant Christianity. But this is neither a religion confined to Sunday worship, nor a profession restricted to barracks; nor yet are the religion and the profession at all separate from each other. It is the armed defense of the unarmed Truth.In his work, Gautier leaves no stone unturned, covering every aspect of the knight: his birth, education, marriage, everyday life, battle, and death. He also dedicates several chapters to the code of chivalry, which serves as the ten commandments of knighthood.Let Gautier take you back to a time when Christians had to defend all that they hold dear: their families, their property, their country, and their Faith.

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About the Author

Léon Gautier was a French literary historian who was born at Le Havre, France in 1832. He was educated at the École des Chartes, and became successively head of the archives of the département of Haute-Marne and archivist at the Imperial Archives at Paris. In 1871 he became professor of palaeography at the École des Chartes. He was elected member of the Academy of Inscriptions in 1887, and became chief of the historical section of the National Archives in 1893. Gautier rendered great services to the study of early French literature with numerous works on medieval subjects.

Edition details

• Publisher: Tumblar House
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1944339000
• ISBN 13: 9781944339005
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 339