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 t

This book introduces the beginnings of the orders of knighthood in the early years of warriors on horses and the origins of chivalry, and then investigates in t

The most influential chivalric handbook of the middle ages.

Revised and fully updated version of a seminal work in the field of chivalry.