Jones A Cultural History of the Medieval Sword

Power, Piety and Play
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-78744-835-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 11, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 240 mm

Reihe: Armour and Weapons

This study takes the sword beyond its functional role as a tool for killing, considering it as a cultural artifact, and the broader meaning and significance it had to its bearer.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jones, Robert W

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Mittelalterliche, neuzeitliche Archäologie (Europa)
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Ausrüstung & Waffen
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Antiquitäten, Sammelobjekte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Mystical Blade
2. The Powerful Sword
3. The Falchion: A Case Study of Form, Function, and Symbolism
4. The Civilian Sword
5. Learning the Sword
6. Using the Sword
7. Recreating Medieval Swordsmanship
Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Jones Robert W:
Robert W. Jones is Alumni Association Coordinator and tutor at Advanced Studies in England, an independent study abroad programme based in Bath, England. He is also a Visiting Scholar in History at Franklin and Marshall College, Pennsylvania, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.