Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott.

Ivanhoe is a novel by Sir Walter Scott. It was written in 1819 and set in 12th centuryEngland, an example of historical fiction. Ivanhoe is sometimes given credit for helping to increase popular interest in the middle ages in 19th century Europe and AmericaRomanticism). (see

Plot introduction

Ivanhoe is the story of one of the remaining Saxon noble families at a time when the nobility was overwhelmingly Norman...