medieval fiction and nonfiction
Explore the best medieval fiction and nonfiction books! Dive into captivating tales of knights, castles, and historical events with our curated list of top reads.
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The Black Rood
by Stephen R. Lawhead
In the second volume of this trilogy, Duncan reunites with an uncle who appears from the East with tales of a holy relic called the …
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The Mystic Rose
by Stephen R. Lawhead
A new historical series examining in detail the Crusades and the major changes that period of history wrought in the church from award-winning novelist Stephen …
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The Temple and the Stone
by Katherine Kurtz
The Knights Templar was a military order founded during the time of the crusades to protect pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land. Legend endows the …
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The New Knighthood
by Malcolm Barber
Details the rise and fall of the medieval Order of the Temple, and its afterlife in myth and history.
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The Teutonic Knights
by William L. Urban
This major new book surveys the gripping history of the knights and their order and relates their rise to power; their struggles against Prussian pagans; …
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The Northern Crusades
by Eric Christiansen
Inspired by the Pope's call for a Holy War, Scandinavian rulers and German military monks conquered and settled Finland, Estonia and Prussia, before turning on …
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Crusader Archaeology
by Adrian J. Boas
Crusader Archaeology draws together recent excavated material culture in Israel, Cyprus, Syria and Jordan to examine what life was like for the Crusaders in their …