- Taschenbuch: 64 Seiten
- Verlag: Osprey Publishing (25. März 1993)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 1855322870
- ISBN-13: 978-1855322875
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 18,3 x 0,4 x 24,8 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 5.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (1 Kundenrezension)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 148.574 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Throughout the 11th and 12th centuries the Norman knight was possibly the most feared warrior in Western Europe. He was descended originally from the Vikings who had settled in Northern France under their leader Rollo in or around 911 at the behest of Charles the Simple and throughout the following centuries they remembered and built on their warlike reputation. This book shows how their military prowess was renowned throughout the known world and resulted in Normans conquering Sicily in 1060 and England in 1066, as well as participating in many important battles in Italy and playing a major part in the First Crusade.
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Illustrated information on the weapons, armour and tactics of the archetypal medieval soldier, from his earliest origins as a Viking adventurer.
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There is only one problem with this book. It is much to short to cover this topic, given that the author has to present the historical background before describing in some detail equipment, training and life of a norman knight in settings as different as Normandy, the conquest of England, Sicily and the first crusade. However, keeping this limitation in mind the book is very well written and offers a lot of skillfully presented information. This includes the colour plates by Christa Hook, which - though lacking the vigour of Angus McBride's works in other volumes of this series - give a very good impression of armour, weapons and clothing.
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Concise but informative - a unique and invaluable guide
21. April 2008
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The Osprey range of military history books have an excellent reputation for detail and accuracy, and "Norman Knight, AD 950-1204" by Christopher Gravett does not disappoint. Although the book is only 64 pages long, it contains a wealth of information regarding the equipment, training and tactics of the knight as they developed from the end of the Viking period through until the early 13th century.
The documentary and archaeological evidence for this period is sparse to say the least, but Gravett draws all the available sources together in a convincing and remarkably comprehensive fashion. Certainly you will not this level of detail in any of the standard texts on the period. Context is provided by a timeline and by black and white photographs of contemporary artefacts and documentary illustrations, which appear on almost every page. What really helps the reader in visualising the knight's appearance, however, are the centre pages - 12 full colour plates - which contain artists' impressions of the knight and his equipment - helmet, mail, shield, sword and horse - as they changed over the course of this period. Unfortunately the bibliography provided is short and somewhat out of date, as it lists no works later than 1989 ("Norman Knight" was originally published in 1993 and has not been revised since), which means that there are limited opportunities to do further reading and discover more, but this is only a minor failing.
All in all, "Norman Knight" is a concise, readable and highly informative guide to this medieval warrior. For me, as someone currently writing a historical novel set in the period, this book has proved to be an indispensable guide to understanding not just the knight's arms and armour but also his motivation. Any armchair military historian will find this a fascinating and accessible insight into the warfare of the time.
The documentary and archaeological evidence for this period is sparse to say the least, but Gravett draws all the available sources together in a convincing and remarkably comprehensive fashion. Certainly you will not this level of detail in any of the standard texts on the period. Context is provided by a timeline and by black and white photographs of contemporary artefacts and documentary illustrations, which appear on almost every page. What really helps the reader in visualising the knight's appearance, however, are the centre pages - 12 full colour plates - which contain artists' impressions of the knight and his equipment - helmet, mail, shield, sword and horse - as they changed over the course of this period. Unfortunately the bibliography provided is short and somewhat out of date, as it lists no works later than 1989 ("Norman Knight" was originally published in 1993 and has not been revised since), which means that there are limited opportunities to do further reading and discover more, but this is only a minor failing.
All in all, "Norman Knight" is a concise, readable and highly informative guide to this medieval warrior. For me, as someone currently writing a historical novel set in the period, this book has proved to be an indispensable guide to understanding not just the knight's arms and armour but also his motivation. Any armchair military historian will find this a fascinating and accessible insight into the warfare of the time.
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Norman Knight
2. Juni 2009
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This was an excellent book for my research. It depicts everything from articles of clothing to chain mail, scale armor and the varying saddles and horses used. Weapons are covered along with with the evolution of the knight, and the protective devices formed for themselves and their horses. Not only did the author take the time to describe each weapon or piece of equipment, but the illustrator has wonderfully depicted pictures that allow you to actually understand with full clarity was is being described. Loved reading this one, and an excellent resource for most ages.
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