Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Notes on Contributors viii
5. Introduction and Appreciation 1
6. 1 Charlemagne’s Invasion of Spain in 778: The Anatomy of a Strategic Failure and its Impact 14
7. 2 Military Intelligence and Strategic Planning Under the Ottonian Kings of Germany, 919–1024 41
8. 3 Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens: Defeated Warriors, Masculinity, and Mistaken Identity in Western Europe, 679–1141 61
9. 4 Count Baldwin V of Flanders: Broker of Eleventh-Century Power 81
10. 5 Kings and Fortuna: The Meanings of Brémule 99
11. 6 Fighting the Last War: Remembering the Norman Conquest during the Anarchy 117
12. 7 Gilbert of Mons’ Chronicle of Hainaut as a Source for Military History in the Twelfth Century 136
13. 8 At Home with Roger of Howden 156
14. 9 Embedded Reporters? Ambroise, Richard de Templo, and Roger of Howden on the Third Crusade 177
15. 10 The Treatment of Male and Female Prisoners of War during the Third Crusade 192
16. 11 Exempla, Crusade, and Chivalry 211
17. 12 Frontier Warfare in the St Omer Chronicle 223
18. 13 Some Observations on the Training of Medieval Warhorses 237
19. Curriculum Vitae 257
20. Index 262
21. Tabula Gratulatoria 277