Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe brings twelfth-century England to vivid life. A historical adventure novel of daring, duty and divided loyalties. Bravery, betrayal, and honour converge. Sir Walter Scott's narrative evokes the pageantry of the Middle Ages while exploring the Norman-Saxon conflict, the rituals of chivalry and knighthood and the unsettled aftermath of the Crusades. Echoes of robin hood stories thread through the plot, placing legend beside history within a convincing middle ages setting. Scott balanc...