Crown of the WorldHere is the tale of Godfrey de Montferrat, a boy who became both a monk and a knight who swore an oath to defend the Kingdom of Jerusalem. It is also the tale of that kingdom, which men called Outremer-The Land Beyond the Sea. With the miraculous success of the First Crusade, all said that the heroic tales of old had come to life in that place. By Godfrey's time-the late 12th century-the Kingdom is dying, chivalry fading, hope growing cold, and foes pressing hard from every side. But Godfrey stands in contradiction to the prevailing rot-a young man striving to live up to the heroic ideal. Surrounded by greed and corruption, Godfrey must determine where his true loyalties lay: to friends? to prince? to love? to God? Around Godfrey swirl the loves, betrayals, triumphs, and disasters of the Kingdom's waning years. Knight of the Temple weaves together an exciting, multi-layered and historically faithful tale of the Land Beyond the Sea. From the desert wastes of Egypt, to the bustling streets of medieval Antioch, to the Holy City of Jerusalem itself, Nathan Sadasivan paints a vivid portrait of the Crusades strewn with unforgettable characters - Amalric, the ill-tempered King of Jerusalem; Malik, the proud young Saracen; Jacques, Godfrey's childhood friend; Tristan, the single-minded swordmaster, and Andronicus, the enigmatic Byzantine prince, among many others Knight of the Temple is the first book in the Crown of the World trilogy. |
Contents
Section 23 | 169 |
Section 24 | 173 |
Section 25 | 181 |
Section 26 | 185 |
Section 27 | 189 |
Section 28 | 195 |
Section 29 | 199 |
Section 30 | 205 |
Section 9 | 41 |
Section 10 | 49 |
Section 11 | 57 |
Section 12 | 75 |
Section 13 | 89 |
Section 14 | 99 |
Section 15 | 105 |
Section 16 | 111 |
Section 17 | 127 |
Section 18 | 131 |
Section 19 | 139 |
Section 20 | 147 |
Section 21 | 155 |
Section 22 | 163 |
Section 31 | 211 |
Section 32 | 219 |
Section 33 | 223 |
Section 34 | 225 |
Section 35 | 231 |
Section 36 | 243 |
Section 37 | 253 |
Section 38 | 259 |
Section 39 | 269 |
Section 40 | 277 |
Section 41 | 283 |
Section 42 | 285 |
Common terms and phrases
Adelaise Agnes Alexandria Amalric Amalric's Andronicus Comnenus Andronicus's Antioch archbishop army asked Baldwin Balian Basil battle began Bertrand de Blanchefort blood Bohemund Christian count of Edessa count of Tripoli Crusade D'Aissailly Edessa Egypt Egyptian eyes face father fight Frankish frowned gate Gerard de Ridford Gilbert D'Aissailly Godfrey and Jacques Godfrey de Bouillion Godfrey de Montferrat Godfrey looked Godfrey nodded Godfrey smiled Godfrey turned Godfrey's Grace Greek guards hand Hawk heard hero horn horse Humphrey Ibelin Jerusalem John of Arsuf joust king king of Jerusalem knew knights of Tripoli lance Landuin Langosse laughed Malik mamelukes master Milly Murzuphlus never Nur ad-Din Outremer palace practice yard prince riding rode Saracen Shawar Shirkuh shouted shrugged sighed Sir Templar squire stared stood sword Sybilla Temple thought told tried Tristan de Monglane trying Uncle Joscelin voice waiting William of Tyre Yusef