My Best Book of Knights and Castles

ISBN-10: 0753412438
ISBN-13: 9780753412435
Category: Castles
Pages: 32
Language: English
Published: 2005
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Author: Deborah Murrell

Description

Medieval knights and castles have always fascinated children. This book takes the subject one step further and carries the reader on a journey to find out about medieval castles all over the world. From the earliest fortifkations in Europe, visit motte and bailey castles, the stone castles of the Normans, Crusader castles such as Syrla's Krak des Chevaliers, and German castles on the Rhine. Take a look inside France's Chateau Gaillard and find out how the French managed to win it back from the English. Discover what it meant to be a knight in medieval times. Learn more about chivalry, heraldry and jousting.

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