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Love, war, and the Grail / by Helen Nicholson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nicholson, Helen J., 1960-
- Series:
- History of warfare ; v. 4.
- History of warfare ; v. 4
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Military religious orders in literature.
- Literature, Medieval--History and criticism.
- Literature, Medieval.
- Grail--Legends--History and criticism.
- Grail.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (289 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Sub-title on jacket: Templars, hospitallers, and Teutonic knights in medieval epic and romance, 1150-1500
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A study of the appearances of the Knights Templar, Knights Hospitaller and Teutonic Knights in the French, German and English epic and romance literature of the Middle Ages. It examines their religious roles, their warrior role of fighting Muslims, and the role of ""Templars"" in the Grail romances.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; PART ONE: SURVEY; PART TWO: ANALYSIS; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-261) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-46459-3
- 9786610464593
- 1-4175-0388-2
- 90-474-0076-3
- OCLC:
- 191039263
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