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Strong of Body, Brave & Noble: Chivalry & Society in Medieval France
by Constance Brittain Bouchard
- HISTORY
- 1998
- PAPER
- 198 PAGES
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Noble of birth, courageous and proud, the legends surrounding the knights of medieval Europe have captured the modern imagination. This book is a scholarly portrait of the nobles and knights in 11th-13th century France. The author looks especially at the role of women in chivalrous society and the way nobility was depicted in Medieval literature.
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