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A short summary of Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of Ivanhoe.
- Ivanhoe: Study Guide
The novel’s major themes include the conflict between Saxons...
- Ivanhoe: Study Guide
Ivanhoe: plot summary. Ivanhoe is set in England in the 1190s, over a century after the Norman Conquest which saw William the Conqueror seize the English throne. A wealthy nobleman named Cedric, who is intent on restoring a Saxon to the throne, plans to wed Rowena, a beautiful young woman who is his ward, to the Saxon Athelstane of Coningsburgh.
Ivanhoe Summary. Next. Dedicatory Epistle. Literary devices: Genre. Mood. Setting. Style. Tone. View all. The story opens at a moment near the end of the 11th century when England is divided into a ruling Norman aristocracy and an oppressed, native Saxon population.
Ivanhoe: A Romance ( / ˈaɪvənˌhoʊ /) by Walter Scott is a historical novel published in three volumes, in December 1819, as one of the Waverley novels. It marked a shift away from Scott's prior practice of setting stories in Scotland and in the more recent past.
- Walter Scott
- 1820
Brian de Bois-Guilbert, Knight Templar, escapes to Templestowe, taking Rebecca with him. Rebecca, accused of sorcery, is sentenced to die as a witch. Ivanhoe champions her in a trial by combat against the unwilling Bois-Guilbert. Rebecca is set free when the Templar falls dead from his horse. The Black Knight reveals himself as King Richard ...
Ivanhoe is a historical fiction novel by Walter Scott, first published in 1819. The novel or “romance” is a fanciful account of English life in the 12th century, during the time of King Richard I (Richard “Coeur de Lion”). The protagonist of the story is Wilfred of Ivanhoe, a knight returning home from fighting in the Third Crusade.
