Ivanhoe (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Sir Walter Scott
- First Published: 1819
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Romance
- Time of Work: 1194
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: Cedric the Saxon, Wilfred of Ivanhoe, The Lady Rowena, Isaac of York, Rebecca, Sir Brian de Bois-Guilbert, King Richard I, Robin Hood
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction, Adventure
- Subjects: Love or romance, Mistaken or secret identity, England or English people, Kings, queens, or royalty, Loyalty, Middle Ages, Knights or knighthood, Chivalry
- Locales: England, Sherwood Forest, England
The Story:
Night was drawing near when Prior Aymer of Jorvaux and the haughty Templar Brian de Bois-Guilbert overtook a swineherd and a fool by the roadside and asked directions to Rotherwood, the dwelling of Cedric the Saxon. The answers of these serfs so confused the Templar and the prior that they would have gone far afield had it not been for a pilgrim from the Holy Land whom they encountered shortly afterward. The pilgrim was also traveling to Rotherwood, and he brought them safely to Cedric’s hall, where they claimed lodging for the night. It was the custom of those...
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