In the Age of Knights By Stig Hadenius & Birgit Janrup An guide to the life and times of the medieval knight for young readers, clearly and informatively written. Illustrated by Ulf Lofgren. ISBN-13: 9780718822002 Specifications: 297x210mm, 32pp, Hardback with colour illustrations Price: £4.99 • US$10.00 Publication: November 1987 Order this Title Now

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From the How They Lived series - easy-to-read books in which historical settings are vividly described and drawn for young readers.

Eight or nine hundred years ago, a king's power could depend on the loyalty of his lords and knights. How did he try to bind them to be faithful? What promises did a new knight make? Why did some knights become crusaders? This book describes, in a simple and approachable style, a little of life in a medieval castle, where a young squire and his sister go hunting with their lord, watch a great feast and enjoy a tournament, the girl looking forward to the day when her brother too will be a gallant knight, and when she will be a lady about whom the minstrels sing.

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