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Rules for a Knight: The Last Letter of Sir Thomas Lemuel Hawke

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Sir William:
Looking to see if I can add it to my Kindle now.

Joshua Santana:
I actually plan on ordering it so as to read and see if it does follow with anything like Geoffri de Charney, Ramon Lull or Christine de Pizan. Personally I expect to find nothing of value in it, but it is worth a try.

Sir William:

--- Quote ---Personally I expect to find nothing of value in it, but it is worth a try.
--- End quote ---

A glass half empty sort of knight, eh?  Could be true; I always find it interesting when someone can trace their family tree back more than a few generations- back to a Plantagenet though?  That's pretty cool. Who here wouldn't like to find out they're a descendant of The Marshal?  :)

jason77:
Based on this review I ordered this book on Amazon and received it on Sunday. I've read the first 3 short chapters so far and I quite enjoy this book. The origin of the book is quite contradictory and the writing style definitely does not lend itself to being of antiquity. Ethan Hawke apparently has been fascinated by knighthood and chivalry and this book is an outgrowth of the rules he wrote for his own children. I like this a lot as its a similar to my own emphasis with my children. I teach my children chivalry and knightly arts - cub scouts, wrestling, HEMA and I read books to them, like this one. The chapters in this book are short which allows me to read each one and to then encourage discussion and explanation with the kids. I have found this book to be proverbial in nature and in a more secular venue which is quite enjoyable. If someone acquires this book for a scholarly view of knighthood or chivalry they will be disappointed. This is a modern compendium of quaint proverbs and short fictional stories.

Sir Martyn:
Nice find, thank you.

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