Knights / Peter Hepplewhite.
Material type: TextSeries: Greatest warriors (Arcturus Publishing)Publisher: Mankato, Minnesota : Arcturus Publishing, 2014Edition: First editionDescription: 32 pages : colored illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1782124004 (library binding)
- 9781782124009 (library binding)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 909.07 H529 | Available | 33111007505999 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Why were knights the most powerful warriors on the medieval battlefield? How were they trained to fight on horseback? What happened when knights took part in a jousting competition? Knights introduces you to some of the most impressive fighters in history. Packed with figures and statistics, this book reveals the facts about armor, weapons, and fighting styles, and brings history alive with dramatic, photographic recreations. Book jacket.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Mounted warriors -- Shining armor -- Weapons of war -- Medieval battle horse -- Training a knight -- Tournaments -- Invasion forces -- Battle -- Castle strongholds -- Prisoners and hostages -- Civilized knights -- Mythical knight: King Arthur -- A new era.
"Provides readers with exciting details, facts, and statistics about medieval knights"--Provided by publisher.