Scott Walter

Ivanhoe is the story of one of the remaining Saxon noble families at a time when the English nobility was overwhelmingly Norman. It follows the Saxon protagonist, Wilfrid of Ivanhoe, who is out of favour with his father owing to his courting the Lady Rowena and for his allegiance to the Norman king Richard I of England. The story is set in 1194, after the end of the Third Crusade, when many of the Crusaders were still returning to Europe. King Richard, having been captured by the Duke of Saxony, on his way back, was still supposed to be in the arms of his captors. The legendary Robin Hood, initially under the name of Locksley, is also a character in the story, as are his 'merry men,' including Friar Tuck and, less so, Alan-a-Dale. (Little John is merely mentioned.) The character that Scott gave to Robin Hood in Ivanhoe helped shape the modern notion of this figure as a cheery noble outlaw.Other major characters include Ivanhoe's intractable Saxon father Cedric, a descendant of the Saxon King Harold Godwinson; various Knights Templar and churchmen; the loyal serfs Gurth the swineherd and the jester Wamba, whose observations punctuate much of the action; and the Jewish moneylender, Isaac of York, equally passionate of money and his daughter, Rebecca. The book was written and published during a period of increasing struggle for Emancipation of the Jews in England, and there are frequent references to injustice against them.

Sir Walter Scott talán legismertebb a költészetéről és az olyan történelmi regényeiről, mint az Ivanhoe és Rob Roy, valamint más klasszikusok, de a boszorkányság és az okkultizmus egész életen keresztül vonzotta. Ez a könyv tíz levélből áll, amelyeket vejének és kiadójának, J. G. Lockhartnak címeztek, és a paranormális jelenségek okait vizsgálják. Ezekben a levelekben megosztotta széleskörű ismereteit a paranormális eseményekről és a történelemről. A démonológiáról és a boszorkányságról szóló részletes feljegyzéseken kívül Scott leírja a tündérek és szellemek szóbeli és írott hagyományait, megjegyzésekkel a likantrópiáról, az asztrológiáról, a bűbájokról stb. (társadalmi, kulturális, orvosi és pszichológiai tényezők vizsgálata az emberek paranormális élményeiről) és azok világos, racionális álláspontját tárja fel. Scott megmutatja a kereszténység befolyását a "boszorkányságnak" vagy "gonosznak" minősített nézetekre, és elmagyarázza a "boszorkány" szó sokféle (gyakran ártalmatlan) jelentését. A tapintható lelkesedéssel és feltűnően modern perspektívából megírt kötet számos témát dolgoz fel, beleértve a tündéreket, a manókat és a jóslást, valamint az inkvizíciót és a boszorkánypereket. Scott beszámolóját bőségesen illusztrálják anekdoták és hagyományos mesék, és elképesztő történetek antológiájaként éppúgy olvasható, mint filozófiai értekezésként.

Written in 1819 but set in twelfth-century England, Ivanhoe is a tale of love struggling to survive against a violent backdrop of politics and war. Wilfred of Ivanhoe was thrown out of his father’s home when he fell in love with his father Cedric’s ward, Lady Rowena. Ivanhoe later returns from fighting in the Crusades and is wounded in a jousting tournament.

"The Lady of the Lake" (1810) is a narrative poem set in the vicinity of Loch Katrine, in the Trossach region of Scotland. It is made up of six cantos, each focusing on one day. There’s three main plots to this poem: a competition between three men for the love of one Ellen Douglas, a feud between James Douglas and King James V, and a war between lowland and highland Scots.

An ageing singer asks for shelter at Newark Castle, and in exchange performs for his hostess the Duchess of Buccleuch the story of a 16th century border feud. The story he tells is about the so-called "Flower of Teviot," the Lady Margaret Scott of Buccleuch, who the Baron Henry of Cranstown is in love with.

"Ivanhoe" is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, part of the Waverley series. The action takes place during the 12th century in England, and the themes revolve mainly around chivalric romances, tournaments, trials, and religious clashes. It is the story of Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe who is disinherited by his father for supporting the Norman king Richard the Lionheart.

Written in 1819 but set in 12th-century England, Ivanhoe is a tale of love struggling to survive against a violent backdrop of politics and war. Wilfred of Ivanhoe has been thrown out of his father’s home after falling in love with his father Cedric’s ward, Lady Rowena. Ivanhoe later returns from fighting in the Crusades and is wounded in a jousting tournament.