Phillipe Contamine

Cited In:

  • Contamine, Phillippe., trans., Michael Jones. Warfare in the Middle Ages. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1984.

Used For:

  • Contamine is another example of a scholar who has attempted to define the medieval mercenary. He produced one of the original theories which stated that the mercenary had three main characteristics: being a specialist, stateless, and paid. Scholars like DeVries and Brown disagree with his definition.