What is the story Ivanhoe about?
What is the story Ivanhoe about?
Ivanhoe is the story of one of the remaining Anglo-Saxon noble families at a time when the nobility in England was overwhelmingly Norman. It follows the Saxon protagonist, Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe, who is out of favour with his father for his allegiance to the Norman king Richard the Lionheart.
Is Ivanhoe a good read?
Like Scott’s Rob Roy, it combines historical characters and events with fictional melodrama. As with any good adventure story, Ivanhoe works on multiple levels. I first read this book in middle school and it still entertains me today more than 50 years later.
What type of book is Ivanhoe?
Novel
historical novelHistorical FictionChivalric romanceRomance novel
Ivanhoe/Genres
Who is Cedric in Ivanhoe?
Cedric the Saxon Ivanhoe’s father, a powerful Saxon lord who has disinherited his son for following Richard to the Crusades. Cedric is fiercely proud of his Saxon heritage, and his first priority is to the prospects of his people–hence his desire to marry Rowena to Athelstane rather than to Ivanhoe.
Why was Ivanhoe estranged from his father?
He’s a knight from a Saxon family recently returned from the Crusades in the Middle East. He’s also estranged from his father, Cedric, who refuses to forgive Ivanhoe for leaving behind his family in England to follow the Norman King Richard I to war.
Is Ivanhoe a difficult read?
(People weren’t still using these words in 1819.) This mixture of 19th-century and faux-medieval writing makes Ivanhoe a bit more challenging than your average modern page-turner.
Why was Ivanhoe a disinherited knight?
Known as Ivanhoe. The son of Cedric; a Saxon knight who is deeply loyal to King Richard I. Ivanhoe was disinherited by his father for following Richard to the Crusades, but he won great glory in the fighting and has been richly rewarded by the king. Ivanhoe is in love with his father’s ward, the beautiful Rowena.
When was Ivanhoe written?
1819
Ivanhoe/Date written
Who is Black Knight in Ivanhoe?
King Richard I
King Richard I (Black Knight)
