Profiles the role of knights in medieval times. Describes how a knight was named and how he and his horse engaged in various battle tactics in tournaments and jousts. Profiles the famous knight named King Arthur.

Who are the brave warriors of history and of today? This title discusses the origin of knights, their historical development, famous examples, key skills, and traits, along with details about weapons, training, and missions. Special features include sidebars, infographics, on-page definitions, online search sidebar, further evidence sidebar and primary sources. This title also includes a timeline, glossary, Web links, index, and common core activities....

"Fly Guy is buzzing over to a castle today. Come along to learn about castles!" -- Page [4] of cover.

Here is an inside look at the history of medieval knights and their armor, jousting, heraldry, hawking and crusades. The life of the knight is considered from battles and banquets to sieges and chivalry.

In medieval times, knights were the most powerful soldiers on the battlefield. This book explores how they lived, fought, and died, and why they eventually disappeared altogether. You can find out how they waged war, what weapons they used and what they did when they were not in battle.

A simple, illustrated description of medieval knights and how they lived and fought.

"Explore the greatest medieval castles and adventures of famous knights."--