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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 Sir Wilfred's allegiance to the Norman king Richard the Lionheart.
- Walter Scott
- 1820
Jun 6, 2024 · Ivanhoe is a historical romance by Sir Walter Scott that was published in 1819. It concerns the life of Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe, a fictional Saxon knight, and is one of Scott’s most popular works.
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Ivanhoe, Sir Walter Scott’s 1819 novel set in late twelfth-century England, has a claim to being the most influential novel of the entire nineteenth century. It was hugely popular, and remains so, with such figures as Tony Blair and Ho Chi Minh both declaring it their favourite novel.
A short summary of Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of Ivanhoe.
- Walter Scott
- 1820
Ivanhoe: Directed by Richard Thorpe. With Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders. A knight seeks to free the captive King Richard and put him back on the throne.
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- Adventure, Drama, Romance
- Richard Thorpe
- 1953-02-20
Ivanhoe is a 1997 American/British television mini-series based on the 1819 novel Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott. [1] It was produced by the BBC and A&E Network [2] and consisted of six 50 minute episodes.
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Ivanhoe is a Saxon knight who supports the Norman king, Richard the Lionheart, in his struggle against his brother, Prince John, and the Templar knight, Brian de Bois-Guilbert. The novel’s major themes include the conflict between Saxons and Normans and the tension between Christianity and Judaism.
