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Swords Of Chivalry: Historical Sword Fighting
February 10, 2012
Blue & Gold: Knights and Chivalry
February 11, 2012
Swords of Chivalry: Historical Sword Combat
February 12, 2012
King Arthur and the Code of the Round Table
February 13, 2012
Swords Of Chivalry: Historical Sword Fighting
February 17, 2012
In Other Words...
“To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobility.”- Benjamin Franklin
History & Literature Archive
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Podcast 53: Courtly Love – How Chivalry And Romance Got Together
Posted on September 12, 2011 | No CommentsPodcast: Play in new window | Download In the first episode of the sixth season of the podcast, Scott speaks with Prof. Jennifer G. Wollock, author of the new book... -
Summer Of Chivalry Podcast: Part 2
Posted on July 26, 2011 | No CommentsPodcast: Play in new window | Download The Summer Of Chivalry Podcast concludes with Part 2, as host Scott Farrell speaks with Prof. Steven Muhlberger, author of Deeds Of Arms,... -
Saddle Up With Shakespeare’s Knights
Posted on July 20, 2011 | No CommentsOur presentation on Shakespeare's knights raised questions: Could a knight in armor "vault into his seat"? Didn't a knight need a winch or a crane to lift him into the saddle? -
Podcast 50: A Dueling View Of Chivalry
Posted on April 26, 2011 | 1 CommentPodcast: Play in new window | Download Scott examines chivalry’s place in the world of medieval fighting manuals and poleaxe dueling as he is joined by Christian Henry Tobler, European... -
Chivalry On Steroids
Posted on April 14, 2011 | No CommentsAlthough the stereotypical image of the medieval world is one of filth, plagues, ignorance, barbarian hordes, and witch burning, the Middle Ages was also a period of growth, discovery and advancement. -
Book Review: Swords And Swordsmen
Posted on February 20, 2011 | 1 CommentNo study of ... the sword can be entirely complete without an understanding of the code of chivalry. (The sword is) a symbol of the highest ideals of martial endeavor throughout history. -
Agincourt Part 1: Where Chivalry Died In The Mud
Posted on November 10, 2009 | 1 CommentAgincourt is not a tale of chivalry, but rather of armoured men hacking at each other to break limbs and crush skulls. At the battle's height, when Henry V expected an attack on his rear that never materialised, he ordered the newly captured French prisoners to be killed. They were murdered. -
Agincourt Part 2: Where A New Crop Of Chivalry Was Planted
Posted on November 9, 2009 | 1 CommentThe men in Henry's army must have believed they had been part of a miracle. The few had destroyed the many, and most of those few were archers. They were not lords and knights and gentry, but butchers, bakers and candlestick-makers from the shires. They were the ordinary men of England and Wales. -
Free Trade of Chivalry
Posted on July 29, 2008 | No CommentsThe Olympic Games were originally conceived in the highest spirit of chivalry — as a means of transcending bigotry, nationalism and corruption in pursuit of a more noble goal: friendship. -
Arabian Knights: Part 1
Posted on November 29, 2005 | No CommentsIn the deserts of Arabia since time immemorial, a man in Arab dress, sword in the scabbard and spear in hand, riding his pure Arabian horse across the sands to do away with injustice and protect his womenfolk has always been the image of an Arabian chivalrous knight. Without doubt, it is a prototype of the medieval western “knight in shining armor.”
