《The Knights of Christ》是Osprey Publishing出版的圖書，作者是Terence Wise，Richard Scollins
基本介紹
- ISBN：9780850456042
- 作者：Terence Wise、Richard Scollins
- 出版社：Osprey Publishing
- 出版時間：1984年
- 頁數：40
- 定價：USD15.95
- 裝幀：Pap
內容簡介
The ancient warrior code which persisted in medieval Christian Europe dictated that a man's greatest virtues were physical strength, skill at arms, bravery, daring, loyalty to the chieftain and solidarity within the tribe. The primitive Church had been diametrically opposed to such ideals, however by the early 8th century the Church had grown wealthy, and the Saracen invasions ...(展開全部) The ancient warrior code which persisted in medieval Christian Europe dictated that a man's greatest virtues were physical strength, skill at arms, bravery, daring, loyalty to the chieftain and solidarity within the tribe. The primitive Church had been diametrically opposed to such ideals, however by the early 8th century the Church had grown wealthy, and the Saracen invasions of Spain and France posed a threat to that wealth. The Roman Church began to support war in defence of the faith, and by channelling the martial spirit into the service of God, the brutal warrior of the past was transformed into a guardian of society.
