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This book explains the varied developments in early medieval European battle tactics, which were far from being the undisciplined chaos that is popularly imagined. It traces the decline of cavalry as a battle-winning weapon in the 'barbarian' kingdoms that replaced the western Roman Empire, and its survival in the mixed armies of the Byzantine Empire. It then follows the revival of cavalry and mounted infantry under the Carolingians in the 9th-10th centuries, when they were threatened by seaborne and mounted invaders, up to the development of the armoured Norman knight. The author explains how other military traditions, from the Eurasian steppes and the Islamic world, influenced European tactics, and emphasizes the importance of balanced forces of horse and foot in almost every instance. His text is illustrated with rare sculptural and manuscript evidence, explanatory battle-plans of important clashes, and full-colour tactical scenarios that bring the battles to life.

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