Relates the chivalrous and romantic deeds of King Arthur, Launcelot, Gareth, Tristram, Galahad, and other knights of the Round Table.
Knight (Eyewitness Books (Knopf Hardcover)) (DK Eyewitness Books, #43)
by Christopher Gravett
Discusses the age of knighthood, covering such aspects as arms, armor, training, ceremonies, tournaments, the code of chivalry, and the Crusades.
I Survived the Black Death , 1348 (I Survived)
by Lauren Tarshis
The Black Death was a pandemic of unimaginable proportions, taking the lives of 75 - 200 million people worldwide. Lauren Tarshis's story of one girl surviving the plague pulses with terror, action, and hope. In this gripping story about the first wave of the plague, I Survived readers will travel to medieval England - a time of knights and peasants; cathedrals and castles - when the most deadly disease in world history sweeps across Europe and par...
When a brother and sister find a missing pouch containing some princely treasure, their lives take an unexpected change of direction. The pouch belongs to the king and, as its finders, Pia and Enzio find themselves thrown into the life of the court. At first Pia and Enzio are in awe of this wonderful place, but they soon find that life there, with everyone's dreams and ambitions not always in tune with what others expect of them, is not so different to the lives the siblings are used to down in...
The Scholar, the Sphinx and the Fang of Fenrir (The Scholar and the Sphinx, #2)
by A R Cook
As a templar, young Tristan is entrusted to protect the Holy Grail. But it is the Grail that protects him as he escapes the Holy LandÑand the evil Templar Sir HughÑand washes up, alone, on a foreign shore. Before long, TristanÕs adventures put him in danger, caught in the fighting between a heretical band of Cathars and the king of France, and still on the run from Sir Hugh. TristanÕs only chance to save the Grail is to make his way to England. But when he falls for Celia, the beautiful leader o...
Amantes Medievales II (Amantes Medievales II, #2) (Amantes Medievales, #2)
by Eduardo Aguera Villalobos
A stunning, full-colour, action-packed tale of the heroic legend. When Robin of Loxley gets news of his father’s death, he abandons the bloody Crusade in Jerusalem and rides back to Sherwood Forest. With the king away from England, the Sheriff of Nottingham rules the land with an iron fist. But in the haunted depths of the forest, Robin soon raises an army to challenge the evil Sheriff. Wearing a dark hood for disguise and with his unparalleled gift for the bow, Robin quickly becomes an outlaw...
The May-Pole of Merry Mount - Publishing People Series
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Pagan's Scribe (Pagan Chronicles, #4) (Pagan Chronicles S., #4)
by Catherine Jinks
In France in 1209, Pagan, now an archdeacon, takes on a new scribe named Isidore, a fifteen-year-old epileptic and an orphan, and together they try to survive the siege of Carcassonne.
In the eleventh century the teenage princess Anna Comnena fights for her birthright, the throne to the Byzantine Empire, which she fears will be taken from her by her younger brother John because he is a boy.
Ghost in the Water (League of Scientists, #1)
by Naturally Editors at Science
National Trust: The Secret Diary of John Drawbridge, a Medieval Knight in Training (The Secret Diary)
by Philip Ardagh
The first book in a hilarious and exciting new series, from the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize!John Drawbridge has moved to Widemoat Castle to learn to become a knight. And there is a LOT to learn. . . How to charge with a lance on horseback without falling off. Why the spiral staircases always go up in a clockwise direction. How to defend the castle against invading parties. Why the plates served at banquets are made of stale bread (and why you shouldn't eat them...). And much, MUCH mo...
Perfect for fans of The Beatryce Prophecy and Catherine, Called Birdy, this “spirited” (Booklist) historical middle grade coming-of-age story set in medieval times follows a strong-minded girl determined to prove she’s just as good a candlemaker as any boy. Scholastica, or “Tick,” has grown up helping her father make candles in his shop. The experience has its ups and downs—while constantly smelling like tallow makes it hard for Tick to keep friends, stray cats love her. Still, she delights in...
A sworn enemy of the Prince vows to eliminate his Followers. Until the Prince saves his life… For generations the Noble Knights have been in service to the King. Following a strict code of conduct, they preserve the peace in Chessington, the King’s chosen city, and rule its citizenry. Sir Gavin is a young and promising Noble Knight, devoted to King and Code. Then a peasant disrupts the tranquility of Chessington, brazenly challenging the Code while claiming to be the son of the King–a Prince....
Rikki sık sık yaşlı meşe ağacının altındaki en sevdiği yere gidiyor. Burası özel bir yer: Rikki gözlerini kapatıyor ve sonra gerçekten olan bir şeyi düşünüyor! Rikki bugün Şövalye Rikki’den başkası değil. Ve tıpkı Orta Çağlardaki gerçek şövalyeler gibi, bu cesur kahraman her türden macerayı yaşıyor, tehlikeli ejderhalarla ve tatlı bir yusufçuk ile ve tüm bunlarla… 4 yaş ve üzeri çocuklar için hayal dünyası hakkında çok güzel bir resimli kitap. -- Ricky often spends time in his fav...
In medieval times as various groups of Vikings fight for supremacy of the northern lands and waters, Hallgerd, Gauk, and Hego, three young people from the quiet coastal village of Spjothof, find their fates intertwined as a series of events take them into danger far from home.