Deception in Medieval Warfare

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Deception in Medieval Warfare

Trickery and Cunning in the Central Middle Ages

Titterton, James

Boydell & Brewer Ltd

03/2024

292

Mole

Inglês

9781837651313

15 a 20 dias

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Introduction
Trickery in Medieval Culture: Source and Problems
Military Intelligence: Misdirection, Misinformation and Espionage
The Element of Surprise: Ambushes and Night Raids
The Feigned Flight
Disguises
Bribes and Inducements
Oaths and Truces
The Language of Deception
The Morality of Deception
Conclusion
Appendix - Taxonomy of Deceptions in Medieval Chronicles
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crusades; Robert the Bruce; knights; siege warfare; Normans; Richard I; King Stephen; Louis VI; Louis VII; King John; Siege of Are; Antioch; Battle of Ascalon; Battle of Bouvines; Battle of Lewes; William of Tyre; Roger of Wendover; deception; medieval warfare; battle of Hastings; Turks; Frankish camp; Field of Blood; Scottish camp followers; Bannockburn; military deception; vocabulary; narrative devices; moral ambivalence; battlefield; chronicle narratives