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1) Knight
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1140L
Language
English
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Description
Discusses the age of knighthood, covering such aspects as arms, armor, training, ceremonies, tournaments, the code of chivalry, and the Crusades.
Author
Language
English
Description
Presents the full text of the book "Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable or Stories of Gods and Heroes" by Thomas Bulfinch, a discussion of the Greek and Roman gods and goddesses. Provides access to individual chapters. Includes chapters on Egyptian deities and Eastern mythology.
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Language
English
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Description
Today, the term "chivalry" has come to refer to small acts of kindness typically performed by a man toward a woman, such as opening a car door or offering up one's coat on a chilly evening. But in the medieval period, chivalry was a complex code of behavior that governed virtually every aspect of life. In this comprehensive volume, historical writer G. P. R. James provides a detailed account of the development and practice of chivalry.
7) The talisman
Author
Language
English
Description
The Talisman is Sir Walter Scott's tale of the Crusades -- a tale of chivalry, of violence, of virtue, romance, and deceit. In Scott's own words: ...the warlike character of Richard I, wild and generous, a pattern of chivalry, with all its extravagant virtues, and its no less absurd errors, was opposed to that of Saladin, in which the Christian and English monarch showed all the cruelty and violence of an Eastern sultan, and Saladin, on the other...
9) Men of iron
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
1210L
Language
English
Description
In seeking to avenge his unjustly accused father, young Myles Falworth is knighted and wins the friendship of King Henry IV.
11) Knights
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
"Describes the lives of European knights, including their daily life, weapons, and fighting techniques, as well as their place in popular culture"--
Author
Pub. Date
1911.
Language
English
Description
Long regarded as an authoritative source on medieval life and customs for young people, this covers such topics as: the training of knights; jousts and tournaments; monks and monasteries; merchant and craft gilds; arts and science; commerce; education; and life in castle, manor, and town.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 21
Lexile measure
1080L
Language
English
Description
After being cracked on the head with a crowbar at the Colt factory in Hartford, Connecticut, Hank Morgan awakens to find himself in sixth-century England. Captured by a knight and sentenced to death by King Arthur, the cagey Yankee instead becomes the king's right-hand wizard. Though homesick for the nineteenth century, Morgan makes the best of his surroundings, setting up factories and phone lines, as well as introducing such strange customs as advertising...
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