Teutonic Knight: 1190 1561: No. 124

Discover the crusading zeal and battle history of the Teutonic Knights who stand alongside the Templars and Hospitallers as the most famous knights in history. The Military Order of Teutonic Knights was one of the three most famous Crusading Orders, on a par with the Templars and the Hospitallers.Originally focusing on the preservation of the Crusader States in the Middle East, after the loss of their Middle Eastern enclaves in the 13th century, the Knights turned their attention to the Baltic. Over the next two centuries Northern Crusades were conducted against pagan Prussians and Lithuanians and, to a lesser extent, against Orthodox Russia.This title uses detailed illustrations and photographs to bring to life the appearance, beliefs and battle experience of the Teutonic Knights.

Pagina's: 64, Editie: Illustrated, Paperback, Osprey Publishing