Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Catharism and the Occitan Nobility: the Lordships of Cabaret, Minerve and Termes - Malcolm Barber
Geoffrey V of Anjou, Count and Knight - Jim Bradbury
Sir William Beauchamp between Chivalry and Lollardy - J. I. Catto
Royal Power and Castles in Norman England - Richard G Eales
The Nobility of Knight and Falcon - Dafydd Evans
Knighthood and the Hohenstaufen Imperial Court under Frederick Barbarossa [1152-1190] - William Henry Jackson
The Hero's Invincible Weapon: an Aspect of Angevin Propaganda - Emma Mason
The Development of the Medieval Sword c.850-1300 - Ian Peirce ***
The Courtly Ethic in Chrétien de Troyes - Z. P. Zaddy

About the Author

Christopher Harper-Bill is Professor of Medieval History at the University of East Anglia. Ruth Harvey is Senior Lecturer in French at Royal Holloway University of London

Reviews

`The nine essays are in every instance highly informative and useful contributions to a historical understanding of the conceptualization and implementation of knighthood.' ALBION Vol. 23, No. 4 Winter 91
*ALBION Vol. 23, No. 4 Winter 91*