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" Love, war, and the Grail : "
H J Nicholson
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BL
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788520
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b608540
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H J Nicholson
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Love, war, and the Grail : : Templars, Hospitallers and Teutonic Knights in Medieval Epic and Romance, 1150-1500.\ H J Nicholson
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Leiden: BRILL, 2001
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(289 pages)
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9047400763
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: 9789047400769
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Preface --; Abbreviations --; Chapter One: Introduction --; PART ONE: SURVEY --; Chapter Two: Monastic Roles --; Chapter Three: Military Activity --; Chapter Four: The Grail --; PART TWO: ANALYSIS --; Chapter Five: The Appearances Of The Military Orders In Medieval Fictional Literature --; Chapter Six: Servants Of Christian Knights --; Chapter Seven: The Predominance Of The Templars --; Chapter Eight: Some Conclusions --; Bibliography --; Index --; A --; B --; C --; D --; E --; F --; G --; H --; I --; J --; K --; L --; M --; N --; O --; P --; Q --; R --; S --; T --; U --; V --; W --; Y.
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This is 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, such as caring for the sick, their warrior role of fighting Muslims, and examines the role of "Templars" in the Grail romances. It traces how these roles developed over time and considers what function the appearances of these military religious orders performed in the composition of a work of fictional literature. The frequent appearances of the Military Orders in medieval fict.
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Grail -- Legends -- History and criticism.
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Literature, Medieval -- History and criticism.
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Military religious orders in literature.
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PN682.M57H565 2001
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