Could a Peasant Defeat a Knight in Battle?

Re:Could a Peasant Defeat a Knight in Battle? by samatman on Monday November 09, 2020 @11:56PM (#25042920)

The account you're replying to gave you a source: the Annals of St. Bertin.

It's available on Google Books, you have everything you need satisfy your own curiousity.

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Re:Could a Peasant Defeat a Knight in Battle? by C1sc0cat on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @04:51AM (#25044235)

But that period is dark ages not medieval

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Re:Could a Peasant Defeat a Knight in Battle? by maskros on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @05:24AM (#25044390)

The Medieval period lasted from the 5th to 15th century. The Dark Ages is a misnomer for the early medieval period (5th to 10th centuries).

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Re:Could a Peasant Defeat a Knight in Battle? by Mediterraneo10 on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @09:42AM (#25046462)

Historians no longer use the term Dark Ages and haven't for years now. Late Antiquity and the early Medieval era were more complex than that.

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Re:Could a Peasant Defeat a Knight in Battle? by sonthonax on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @01:04AM (#25043195)

God, people’s reading comprehension is so poor nowadays.

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Re:Could a Peasant Defeat a Knight in Battle? by sundvor on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @01:36AM (#25043334)

Ah, the young people...

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