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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
    • Wilfred of Ivanhoe. Known as Ivanhoe. The son of Cedric; a Saxon knight who is deeply loyal to King Richard I. Ivanhoe was disinherited by his father for following Richard to the Crusades, but he won great glory in the fighting and has been richly rewarded by the king.
    • King Richard I. The King of England and the head of the Norman royal line, the Plantagenets. He is known as "Richard the Lion-Hearted" for his valor and courage in battle, and for his love of adventure.
    • Lady Rowena. The ward of Cedric the Saxon, a beautiful Saxon lady who is in love with Ivanhoe. Ivanhoe and Rowena are prevented from marrying until the end of the book because Cedric would rather see Rowena married to Athelstane--a match that could reawaken the Saxon royal line.
    • Rebecca. A beautiful Jewish maiden, the daughter of Isaac of York. Rebecca tends to Ivanhoe after he is wounded in the tournament at Ashby and falls in love with him despite herself.
  2. Wilfred of Ivanhoe is the son of Cedric the Saxon, disowned and disinherited by his father for loving Rowena and supporting King Richard. Ivanhoe leaves England and follows Richard to Palestine in the Third Crusade, where his bravery and martial skill earn him a stellar reputation.

  3. 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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  4. Ivanhoe (as Wilfred is known, by his title) goes to fight alongside the King, Richard the Lionheart, in the Crusades in the Holy Land. At Cedric’s home of Rotherwood, a member of the Knights Templar, Sir Brian de Bois-Guilbert, boasts of his skill in combat.

  5. Wilfred of Ivanhoe is the son of Cedric the Saxon, disowned and disinherited by his father for loving Rowena and supporting King Richard. Ivanhoe leaves England and follows Richard to Palestine in the Third… read analysis of Wilfred of Ivanhoe (the Palmer, the Disinherited Knight)

  6. Dec 19, 2011 · The novel's hero, Wilfred of Ivanhoe, is the son of Cedric, a Saxon nobleman. In the hope of one day restoring the Saxon dynasty, Cedric wishes to marry his ward Rowena, a descendant of Alfred the Great, to Athelstane of Coningsburgh, a descendant of Edward the Confessor.

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