Scottish Medieval Knight 1296–1460

	Autor: Chris Brown Data publikacji: 0000-00-00 ISBN: 9781846030291 (1846030293) Wydawca: OSPREY Wymiary: 248 x 184mm 59.00 zł
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Opis produktu:
"The word ""knight"" kindles our imaginations and brings to mind a romantic and exotic former way of live, dedicated to finding pure maidens to woo and evil dragons to conquer. The reality was obviously vastly different. The medieval knights of Scotland were part of a regimented aristocratic structure, more akin to that of the French aristocracy than the English. However, the Scottish knights were largely similar in look to their English counterparts, although the image of the Highland knight portryed in films such as ’Braveheart’ is not a complete fantasy. The Highland Knights fought with claymores - two-handed swords with leather scabbards, one of the largest weapons ever used in combat