This book describes and analyses all the military equipment of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) that was home to warriors of great renown – weapons, armour, horse tack, fortifications, etc., as well as their tactics and warrior society.
This primary source material ranges widely across historical chronicles, poetry, and legal and religious sources, and each is accompanied by a brief introduction placing the text in its historical and cultural setting. Arranged chronologically, the documents are also keyed so as to be accessible to readers interested in specific topics such as urban life, the politics of the royal courts, interfaith relations, or women, marriage, and the family.