Charny’s Men-at-Arms
Questions Concerning the Joust, Tournament and War
by Steven Muhlberger
Paperback (Published)
(July 2014)
ISBN: 9781937439057
6.97 x 10 inches
Price: $27.95
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Steven Muhlberger turns his pen to the final section of Charny’s work to reveal what it tells us about how medieval ‘men-at-arms’ conceived of themselves as a class, at precisely the moment that their world was undergoing a series of sweeping changes that would forever change the profession of arms.
The Questions Concerning the Joust, Tournaments, and War is a lost classic work of European chivalry; the only record we have of a dramatic occasion when crucial questions on the nature of war and the proper conduct of the warrior’s life were posed to an audience of experts, professional men-at-arms of rank, and influence. Written in the mid-14th century by the famed knight, Geoffrey de Charny, most modern scholars, perhaps sensibly, have shied away from even offering much in the way of analysis of the Questions as a whole, leading to a situation where the Questions are hardly known, even to scholars. But if Charny does not provide definitive answers about the practice of chivalry and the content of the law of arms, the Questions nevertheless do provide us something else of value – a picture of how knights, squires and other professional warriors of standing, conceived of their way of life. Completing the work he began in 2003’s Jousts and Tournaments, Steven Muhlberger turns his pen to the final section of Charny’s work to reveal what it tells us about how medieval “men-at-arms” conceived of themselves as a class, at precisely the moment that their world was undergoing a series of sweeping changes that would forever change the profession of arms.
Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1 Introduction to the Questions on War Charny's Life and Career Reform and the Order of the Star 2 Charny's Questions on War Charny: Writer on Chivalry Charny and Chivalry The Law of arms, the laws of war and Charny's Questions What was the purpose of Charny's Questions? Analyzing Charny's Questions on War 3 Charny's Men-at-arms Men-at-arms and Companions Knights and Squires The near-invisible mass 4 What Men-at-Arms Worried About 5 Honor and the Lore of Chivalry
- By (author) Steven Muhlberger
"...Charny's Men-at-Arms makes an important contribution to the historical study of medieval chivalry, chivalric sports, and warfare. Muhlberger's analysis is succinct and approachable, making it accessible to students, while still providing scholarly rigor and insight to earn the approbation of seasoned historians. Charny's Men-at-Arms will undoubtedly facilitate considerable discussion and future research." --Peter W. Sposato, The Medieval Review
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