A Companion to Chivalry

<b>A comprehensive study of every aspect of chivalry and chivalric culture.</b><br><br>Chivalry lay at the heart of elite society in the Middle Ages but it is a nebulous concept which defies an easy definition. More than just a code of ethical behaviour it shaped literary tastes art and manners as well as social hierarchies political events and religious practices; its impact is everywhere.<br> This work aims to provide an accessible and holistic survey of the subject. Its chapters by leading experts in the field cover a wide range of areas: the tournament arms and armour the chivalric society's organisation in peace and war its literature and its landscape. They also consider the gendered nature of chivalry its propensity for violence and its post-medieval decline and reinvention in the early modern and modern periods. It will be invaluable to the student and the scholar of chivalry alike.<br><br> ROBERT W. JONES is a Visiting Scholar in History Franklin and Marshall College; PETER COSS is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History Cardiff University <br><br> Contributors: Richard Barber Joanna Bellis Matthew Bennett Sam Claussen Peter Coss Oliver Creighton David Green Robert W. Jones Megan G. Leitch Ralph Moffat Helen J. Nicholson Clare Simmons David Simpkin Peter Sposato Louise J. Wilkinson Matthew Woodcock