THE TEMPLAR KNIGHT

Guillou, Jan

ISBN 10 : 0007285868 ISBN 13 : 9780007285860

Editeur : HarperFiction, 2009

Synopsis

London. 20 cm. VIII, 470 p. Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. Idioma Inglés. Jan Guillou ; translated by Steven T. Murray. The Crusades trilogy. Film tie-in. Translated from the Swedish .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. ISBN: 9780007285860 (pbk.); 0007285868 (pbk.)

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

Ten years since his exile to the Holy Land, Arn Magnusson has quickly risen in the ranks of the Knights Templar, serving as Master of the organization s Gaza fortress. Part of the last bastion of God s holy warriors standing between Muslim warlords and Jerusalem, Arn has cultivated a shrewd understanding of his enemy s language and religion. Known as Al-Ghouti among the Saracens, he is feared as a man of compassion but also great strength, who never wavers in his faith.

Meanwhile, in Western Götaland, the struggle for the crown continues as competing clans vie for power. Cecilia, Arn s betrothed, lives out her parallel sentence confined to a cloister. With Arn in her prayers, she is forced to send off their newborn son to be raised by relatives. Gudhem convent isn t immune from the tensions throwing the kingdom into turmoil, and Cecilia suffers at the hand of a cruel abbess from the rival Sverker clan, who lets politics get in the way of Christian compassion.

In the Gaza desert, Arn rescues a wealthy Arab merchant from a band of thieves, and the two instantly strike up a friendship based on mutual respect. But when the man turns out to be none other than Saladin, the most feared and loathed of Saracen warlords, Arn is divided between his God-given mission and the reality of life in these war-torn lands. The paths of the two men are bound to cross again, but the chance encounter in the desert will alter the course of Arn s life, and the history of Jerusalem.

When the bloody Battle of Hattin is over, and the Crusaders are confronted with the reality of Saladin s superior forces, Arn will find himself a free man; but the road in front of him is long and bloody. Twenty years after his departure, he has no idea what kingdom awaits him at home, or whether his betrothed still lives. Broadening the scope of Arn s epic path to forgiveness, The Templar Knight continues the story of the founding of a nation-the warrior and the love that made it possible.

Quatrième de couverture :

A knight in the Holy Land.
A woman in the frozen north.
A war that kept them apart . . .

The second volume in the internationally bestselling trilogy begun with The Road to Jerusalem—the critically acclaimed epic "destined to become a classic" (Sharon Kay Penman)

Exiled to the Holy Land for two decades, Arn Magnusson has risen in the ranks of the Knights Templar, serving as master of the order's Gaza fortress. Among the last bastion of God's holy warriors determined to save Jerusalem from the Muslims, Arn has cultivated a shrewd understanding of his enemy. Known as Al-Ghouti among the Saracens—Saladin and his Muslim followers—he is renowned as a man of compassion, strength, and faith.

Yet neither time nor distance can lessen the pain of separation from his beloved Cecilia. Confined to a cloister back home in western Götaland, Arn's betrothed is a pawn in a war between clans vying for control of the crown. Yearning for him and their newborn son, who is being raised by relatives, Cecilia must also endure the cruelties of a vindictive abbess from a rival clan.

When an accident of fate brings together Arn and Saladin, a friendship is forged that will alter the course of the Templar knight's life, and the history of Jerusalem itself. After the bloody Battle of Hattin, Arn finally becomes a free man. But the road home is long and treacherous, and he is uneasy about the fate that awaits him and uncertain whether his betrothed still lives.

Broadening the scope of Arn's epic path to redemption, The Templar Knight continues the story of the founding of a nation—and of the warrior and the love that made it possible.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: HarperFiction
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0007285868
• ISBN 13: 9780007285860
• Reliure: Livre broché
• Nombre de pages: 480