A Knight in Battle
- ISBN-10
- 0802313221
- ISBN-13
- 9780802313225
- Category
- Armor, Medieval
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Author
- R. Ewart Oakeshott
Description
Describes the horses used by knights in the Middle Ages, as well as the equipment and weapons they used in battle.
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