
The Flower of Chivalry
Bertrand du Guesclin and the Hundred Years War
Richard Vernier(Author)
Boydell Press
Published on 9. October 2003
Book
Hardback
246 pages
978-1-84383-006-1 (ISBN)
Description
The rise of Bertrand du Guesclin ranks as one of the most spectacular adventures in a fourteenth century rich in heroic tales. A poor Breton squire, ungainly and unlettered, he came of age at the onset of the Hundred Years War. Hespent two decades engaged in irregular warfare in his native province before he became a knight, and was recognised by Charles V as the captain France needed.
Du Guesclin fought on campaign from Normandy to Andalusia, tasted victory, was taken captive - and was finally victorious again, over such famed adversaries as Sir John Chandos and the Black Prince. He won a dukedom in Spain, but it was as Constable of France that he spearheaded the reconquestof French provinces lost after the defeat at Poitiers.
His body was laid to rest among kings in the royal basilica of Saint-Denis, enshrined as the Tenth Worthy, hero of the last Old French epic, but Du Guesclin's spirit lives on in literature and folk memory, as flower of chivalry, soldier's soldier, patriot, and liberator of his country.
RICHARD VERNIER is Professor Emeritus, Romance Languages and Literatures, Wayne State University.
Du Guesclin fought on campaign from Normandy to Andalusia, tasted victory, was taken captive - and was finally victorious again, over such famed adversaries as Sir John Chandos and the Black Prince. He won a dukedom in Spain, but it was as Constable of France that he spearheaded the reconquestof French provinces lost after the defeat at Poitiers.
His body was laid to rest among kings in the royal basilica of Saint-Denis, enshrined as the Tenth Worthy, hero of the last Old French epic, but Du Guesclin's spirit lives on in literature and folk memory, as flower of chivalry, soldier's soldier, patriot, and liberator of his country.
RICHARD VERNIER is Professor Emeritus, Romance Languages and Literatures, Wayne State University.
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[This] elegant and detailed treatment is both academically thorough and a joy to read...it should be read by those fascinated by the grit and attrition of late-medieval warfare and those who enjoy a good military biography. * MEDIEVAL HISTORY *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Woodbridge
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Cloth over boards
Illustrations
2 s/w Abbildungen, 4 s/w Zeichnungen
2 b/w. 4 line.
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
1 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84383-006-1 (9781843830061)
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RICHARD VERNIER is Professor Emeritus, Romance Languages and Literatures, Wayne State University.