The Talisman (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Sir Walter Scott
- First Published: 1825
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: Twelfth century
- Setting: The Holy Land
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Courage, Kings, queens, or royalty, Adventure, Middle Ages, Middle East, Knights or knighthood, Talisman or magical object, Impostors or imposture, Crusades, Twelfth century
- Locales: Holy Land
Characters Discussed
Richard the Lion-Hearted, the English king who leads the Third Crusade to the Holy Land. He is proud and egotistical; the other leaders in the crusade resent him and also his methods. Ill of a fever, he is healed by a Muslim physician sent to him by Saladin, the leader of the Muslims in the Holy War. An attempt is made on Richard’s life, but a slave saves him. Richard finally realizes that the crusade is a failure.
Sir Kenneth, Knight of the Couchant Leopard, who is really David, earl of Huntingdon and the prince royal of Scotland. He has taken a...
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