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The father of the historical novel, Sir Walter Scott invented a literary form that has remained popular for over one hundred and fifty years. Infusing his works with romance, action, and suspense, he brought long-gone eras back to life with splendor and spectacle.Set in England just after the Third Crusade, Ivanhoe is the tale of Wilfrid, a young Saxon knight, and his love for the royal princess Rowena. With his father against their union, Wilfrid embarks on a series of adventures to prove his worth, finding himself in conflict against the Normans and the Templars, and allied with such larger-than-life figures as Robin Hood and Richard the Lion Hearted. A timeless story of courage, chivalry, and courtly love, Ivanhoe is a grand epic, and its place in classical literature is assured.
Literary origin
Country whose literature this title belongs to, based on author tradition —not necessarily where the story is set.
United Kingdom
Topics from Open Library
Subjects
- Fiction
- History
- Knights and knighthood
- Jews
- Sir Ivanhoe, Wilfred of (Fictitious character)
- Anglo-Saxons
- Juvenile fiction
- Normans
- Readers
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations)
People
- Walter Scott Sir (1771-1832)
- Richard the Lionheart
- King John
- Ivanhoe (Fictitious character)
Times & places
- Richard I, 1189-1199
- 12th century
- Third, 1189-1192
- Norman period, 1066-1154