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Anyone interested in this should check out Froissart's Chronicles [0], written at the height of chivalric culture. Some of the imagery and descriptions of battl
by jihadjihad 7y ago
Anyone interested in this should check out Froissart's Chronicles [0], written at the height of chivalric culture. Some of the imagery and descriptions of battle are astounding even today. The Bal des Ardents is the third image seen in [0].
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Froissart%27s_Chronicles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Froissart%27s_Chronicles
- merciBien 7y agoFascinating to imagine witnessing these events. The mad king, disguised and dancing at a party, narrowly escapes death!
- thrower123 7y agoI've always loved the illustrations from Froissart's Chronicles. I'd love to find a full-color reproduction some day. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Froissart%27s_Chronicles#/media/File:BattleofSluys.jpeg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Froissart%27s_Chronicles#/medi... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Froissart%27s_Chronicles#/media/File:BNMsFr2643FroissartFol97vBatNevilleCross.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Froissart%27s_Chronicles#/medi...
- dole 7y agoNever read about the Battle of Sluys [1], what a blowout :o [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sluys https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sluys