books.google.ch - The resplendent image of the medieval knight is symbolised by his sword, a lethal weapon on the battlefield and a badge of chivalry in that complex social code. Ewart Oakeshott draws on his extensive research to recount the history of the sword from the knightly successors of the Viking weapon to the...http://books.google.ch/books/about/The_sword_in_the_age_of_chivalry.html?hl=de&id=TYcBwoeWwp0C&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe sword in the age of chivalry
