This work is dedicated to the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald on July 15, 1410 - the great battle of the Middle Ages, which determined the fate of many peoples of Europe for centuries. The publication tells about the causes of wars in the history of mankind, about the warriors and armies of Alexander the Great, Hannibal, Julius Caesar - famous predecessors of the magnificent knightly army. It talks in detail about the origins of European chivalry, their exploits, sung by troubadours and mastersingers, about tournaments and castles from the 8th to the 14th centuries. The publication tells about the Crusades, about the spiritual knightly orders - Johannites, Templars, Teutons (the authors several years ago published books that became bestsellers - “Chivalry”, “Spiritual Knightly Orders”, “Monastic Orders”, “History of the Order of Malta”, "Teutonic Order")