The Unconquered Knight: A Chronicle of the Deeds of Don Pero Ni?o, Count of Buelna

by Gutierre Diaz de Gamez

Book Overview

Gutierre Diaz de Gamez entered the service of Pero Ni o, count of Buelna, in 1402, when they were both about 23, and served as head of his military household for nearly fifty years. He began a chronicle of his master's deeds in about 1431, and it is this eyewitness account of the life of a knight, both in war and peace, which is translated here. It is written in praise of his master, but beneath the veneer of hero-worship a good deal of the reality...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843831015
• ISBN13: 9781843831013
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 8.5"