Ebook {Epub PDF} A Knights Own Book of Chivalry by Geoffroi De Charny

Composed at the height of the Hundred Years War by Geoffroi de Charny, one of the most respected knights of his age, A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry was designed as a guide for members of the Company of the Star, an order created by Jean II of France . Buy a cheap copy of A Knight's Own Book Of Chivalry (Middle by Geoffroi De Charny. On the great influence of a valiant lord: The companions, who see that good warriors are honored by the great lords for their prowess, become more determined to Cited by: 9. Composed at the height of the Hundred Years War by Geoffroi de Charny, one of the most respected knights of his age, A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry was designed as a guide for members of the Company of the Star, an order created by Jean II of France /5(92).

Buy a cheap copy of A Knight's Own Book Of Chivalry (Middle by Geoffroi De Charny. On the great influence of a valiant lord: The companions, who see that good warriors are honored by the great lords for their prowess, become more determined to Free shipping over $ A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry Geoffroi de Charny. Introduction by Richard W. Kaeuper. Translation by Elspeth Kennedy. pages | 6 x 9 Paper | ISBN | $s | Outside the Americas £ Ebook editions are available from selected online vendors A volume in the Middle Ages Series "Of exceptional interest for the light shed on the ethos, style, and tastes of the secular. The Book of Chivalry (French: Livre de chevalerie) was written by the knight Geoffroi de Charny (c) around the early s. He wrote his ideas down to explain the qualities for a knight and evolve the behaviours of the soldiers and those who wish to fight with honour, and to defend this chivalric ethos against its critics especially.

Geoffroi de Charny, The Book of Chivalry (circa ) Stephen Sims. Novem. Geoffroi de Charny () was a French knight who wrote at least three books on chivalry. Coming from an illustrious family of French knights, he served King Jean II and provided the theoretical foundation the Order of the Star, meant to improve the combat reputation of French knights after the disaster of Crecy in Geoffroi de Charny's most famous work is his 'Book of Chivalry', written around , which is, along with the works of Ramon Llull and Chretien de Troyes one of the best sources to understand how knights themselves described and prioritised chivalric values in the 14th century. A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry Geoffroi de Charny. Introduction by Richard W. Kaeuper. Translation by Elspeth Kennedy "Of exceptional interest for the light shed on the ethos, style, and tastes of the secular aristocracy of the later Middle Ages. Charny's book offers an exploration and explanation of the values and proper manner of life for Christian knights and men at ar.