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Author
Series
Geoffrey Mappestone mysteries volume 1
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
280 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The latest novel from #1 internationally best-selling author Paulo Coelho is a classic of inspiration and reflection, a meditation on life, love, and the significance of change. A novel of philosophical reflection set in Jerusalem during the time of the Crusades. Here a community of Christians, Arabs, and Jews who have long lived together harmoniously have been warned of an imminent attack and certain destruction. Contemplating their demise, the...
3) The jester
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
Description
Hugh De Luc returns from the Crusades to find his son killed, his wife kidnapped, and his town gutted in the search for a priceless relic . . . and now, he must fight to save everything he holds dear.
Arriving home disillusioned from the Crusades, Hugh DeLuc discovers his village has been ransacked and his wife abducted. The dark riders came in the dead of night, like devils, wearing no colours but black crosses on their chests. They...
Arriving home disillusioned from the Crusades, Hugh DeLuc discovers his village has been ransacked and his wife abducted. The dark riders came in the dead of night, like devils, wearing no colours but black crosses on their chests. They...
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
14th century Crusaders returns to a homeland devastated by the Black Plague. A beleaguered church, deeming sorcery the culprit of the plague, commands two knights to transport an accused witch to a remote abbey, where monks will perform a ritual in hopes of ending the pestilence.
Author
Series
Crusades trilogy (Jan Guillou) volume 2
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
vii, 467 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Templar Knight Arn Magnusson forges a friendship with his enemy, Saladin, and becomes a free man after the Battle of Hattin, but he must face a long a bloody road home if he is ever going to be reunited with his betrothed.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
423 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"In twelfth century, Persia, clever and dreamy Shaherazade stumbles on the Malik's beloved wife entwined with a lover in a sun-dappled courtyard. When Shaherazade recounts her first tale, the story of this infidelity, to the Malik, she sets the Seljuk Empire on fire. Enraged at his wife's betrayal, the once-gentle Malik beheads her. But when that killing does not quench his anger, the Malik begins to marry and behead a new bride each night. Furious...
Author
Series
Remixed classics volume 3
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 12
Physical Desc
327 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In this reimagination of the legend of Robin Hood, Rahma al-Hud and her older sister Zeena travel to Jerusalem for a final mission, and on their way they assemble a ragtag band of misfits and get swept up Holy Land politics.
Author
Pub. Date
1984.
Physical Desc
421 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
This is a comprehensive account of the eight religious wars between the Christian West and the Muslim East that dominated the Middle Ages. Calling themselves "pilgrims of Christ," thousands of Europeans from all stations in life undertook the harsh and bloody quest to reclaim Jerusalem, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and Christ's tomb for Christendom.
Robert Payne brings to life every step of the Crusaders' thousand-mile journey: the deprivation;...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
xvii, 390 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Puts us on the ground in the Mediterranean world of 1050-1200, [experiencing] the sights and sounds of the region just as enlightened Islamic empires and primitive Christendom began to contest it. We learn about the siege tactics, theological disputes, and poetry of this enthralling time. And we see that people of different faiths coexisted far more frequently than we are commonly told"-- Provided by publisher.
11) The religion
Author
Series
Tannhauser trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
This is what we dream of: to be so swept away, so poleaxed by a book that the breath is sucked right out of us. Brace yourselves.
May 1565. Suleiman the Magnificent, emperor of the Ottomans, has declared a jihad against the Knights of Saint John the Baptist. The largest armada of all time approaches the knights' Christian stronghold on the island of Malta. The Turks know the knights as the "Hounds of Hell." The knights call themselves "The Religion."
In...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Garron of Kersey returns home to claim his title as Baron Wareham, he's shocked to find Wareham Castle very nearly destroyed by a man called the Black Demon. According to the last starving servants in the castle, the Black Demon was looking for gold belonging to Garron's brother Arthur. Among his remaining servants is the enigmatic Merry. Together they bring Wareham back to its former splendor. But that is only the beginning. Did Arthur really...
14) Baudolino
Author
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
522 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Born a simple peasant in northern Italy, Baudolino narrates the story of his life, from his adoption by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa and his education in Paris to his arrival in Constantinople during the turmoil of the Fourth Crusade.
19) The Crusades
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1996
Physical Desc
64 p. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Learn about a series of crusades spanning 300 years pitting huge empires and tens of thousands of faithful Christians and Muslims for the control of the holy city of Jerusalem.
20) Behind the veil
Author
Series
Royal pavilions trilogy volume 3
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
256 pages : map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
As Norman warrior Tancred Redwan journeys to Antioch to clear his name from accusations of murder, he learns that his love, Helena Lysander, has been taken captive
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