Ivanhoe
Sir Walter Scott · 1819 · Novel
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It romanticizes the chivalric age while simultaneously depicting the social and political realities that challenge and sometimes corrupt its ideals.
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Set in 12th-century England, the story follows Wilfred of Ivanhoe, a disinherited Saxon knight, as he returns from the Crusades to a country divided by Norman and Saxon tensions. He strives to uphold chivalric honor, loyalty, and justice amidst political intrigue, religious prejudice, and personal rivalries.
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