Showing results for "Classic" in Medieval

Step into a world where instinct runs deeper than memory and survival is the only law. Jack London's The Call of the Wild is a timeless tale of transformation, told through the eyes of a dog torn from domestic comfort and thrown into the brutal wilds of the Yukon. This gripping new audiobook edition, narrated by Lucy Walker, captures every heartbeat of Buck's journey—from betrayal and hardship to resilience and awakening. With rich, immersive storytelling and atmospheric detail, London's words come alive in a way that's both primal and poetic.

Don Quixote is a knight-errant determined to keep the spirit of chivalry alive in 17th-century Spain. Accompanied by his sidekick, Sancho Panza, Don Quixote conjures up a love interest, meddles with other people’s lives, and fights with “evil giants” that are in fact just windmills. How much of Don Quixote’s adventures are real? Has he lost his mind . . . or is he the only lucid one in an excessively cynical world?

A Newbery Medal Winner Awarded the John Newbery Medal as "the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children" in the year of its publication. "A road's a kind of holy thing," said Roger the Minstrel to his son, Adam. "That's why it's a good work to keep a road in repair...

The White Company is a motley group of English mercenaries, fighting under the leadership of Sir Nigel Loring. Bound by an unquestioning respect for social order, patriotism, and a lust for adventure, the company makes its way to France to fight in the local wars. Encountering pirate ships and other dramas during their crossing, they finally land at Bordeaux and become involved with the fighting at the siege of Chateau of Villefranch du Perigord and in the Spanish Pyrenees.

In the small 14th-century English village where he has lived his entire life, the boy has grown up with no name of his own, known only as "Asta's son". But when his mother dies, the boy receives both his rightful name, Crispin, and a lead cross, inscribed with a secret that soon has him fleeing for his life.

Este relato es la primera obra de caballerías de nuestra literatura. Nos cuenta las aventuras de un caballero andante muy valiente, sensato y buena persona: Zifar, al que con el tiempo llamarían el Caballero de Dios, por sus buenas obras y sus grandes hazañas.

Set in 12th-century England, with colourful descriptions of medieval life and adventures, "Ivanhoe" is a realistic and vibrant story set in a kingdom torn asunder by the hatred between Saxons and Normans. Richard the Lionheart is headed home from the Third Crusade to reclaim his throne. Amid the heat of a tournament, King Richard comes to the aid of another crusader who has returned in disguise. Wilfred of Ivanhoe also seeks to recover a lost heritage - and the hand of Lady Rowena, "a rose of loveliness, and a jewel of wealth; the fairest among a thousand."

Der schurkische Bruder von König Richard Löwenherz Prinz John, hat den Thron in England bestiegen und mit Hilfe des Sheriffs von Nottingham eine Schreckensherrschaft errichtet. Robin Hood, der Schrecken der Besitzenden, der König der Diebe und der Beschützer der Armen hat sich gemeinsam mit Will in die Wälder zurückgezogen. Eine immer größer werdende Anzahl von Getreuen scharrt sich um die "Treuesten der Treuen". Sie wollen den Kampf gegen die Willkürherrschaft antreten und das Land sowie ihren König Richard aus der österreichischen Gefangenschaft befreien.

Nach dem tollkühnen Überfall, den Robin und seine Männer auf die mächtige Burg von Nottingham gewagt hatten, um das Lösegeld für ihren geliebten König Richard aufzutreiben, war die Geduld von Prinz John am Ende. So drückt es zumindest der Sheriff aus, der blutrünstige Lakaie des Prinzregenten und jüngeren Bruders von Richard Löwenherz. Im ganzen Land wird Jagd auf die Vogelfreien, Robins grüne Schar, gemacht. Aber andererseits schließen sich immer mehr Bauern und Handwerker den Freisassen an, denn sie alle sind der despotischen Herrschaft von Prinz John überdrüssig.

Robin des Bois est un héros du Moyen-Age anglais. Selon la légende, telle qu'elle est répandue aujourd'hui, Robin des Bois était un brigand au grand cœur qui vivait caché dans la forêt de Sherwood. Habile braconnier, mais aussi défenseur des pauvres et des opprimés, il détroussait les riches. Ensuite, avec ses compagnons, notamment Frère Tuck (le moine) et Petit Jean, il redistribuait ensuite le butin aux pauvres. Sa fiancée s'appelle Marianne.

Quand le bébé est né, il n'était pas beau à voir ! Pourtant sa maman le prit dans ses bras en lui parlant avec amour. Elle l'appela Merlin. Ainsi commencent les fabuleuses aventures de Merlin, d'Uther, de Viviane et des Chevaliers de la Table ronde.