When Knights Were Bold
Eva March Tappan
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
This book is in no degree an attempt to relate the involved and intricate history of the Middle Ages. Its plan is, rather, to present pictures of the manner of life and habits of thought of the people who lived between the eighth and fifteenth centuries. Our writings and our everyday conversation are full of their phrases and of allusions to their ideas. Many of our thoughts and feelings and instincts, of our very follies and superstitions, have descended to us from them. To become better acquainted with them is to explain ourselves. (Summary from the Preface of When Knights Were Bold.) (6 hr 38 min)
Chapters
Preface | 1:37 | Read by Laura Caldwell |
Page, Squire, and Knight | 20:09 | Read by Glenn Simonsen |
The Knight's Arms and Armor | 13:01 | Read by Evan Barnes |
Jousts and Tournaments | 24:14 | Read by Justin Brett |
How to Capture a Castle | 22:13 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Daily Life in a Castle | 23:54 | Read by Anna Roberts |
Life on a Manor | 21:37 | Read by Sarah Jennings |
Pilgrimages and Crusades | 29:36 | Read by Laura Caldwell |
Military Orders, Monks, and Monasteries | 30:36 | Read by Marian Martin |
Hermits, Friars, and Missionaries | 28:32 | Read by Anna Roberts |
Life in Town | 24:51 | Read by Sibella Denton |
Merchant Gilds and Craft Gilds | 16:31 | Read by Laura Caldwell |
How Goods Were Sold | 32:58 | Read by WilliamToronto |
Schools and Literature | 44:31 | Read by Laura Caldwell |
Science and Medicine | 27:47 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Architecture and the Arts | 36:50 | Read by Kristine Bekere |
Reviews
Good and interesting
Berserkur
Good narrations and interesting content. Recommendable.