Sintram and His Companions by Freiherr de Friedrich Heinrich Karl La Motte-Fouqué

"Sintram and His Companions" by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué is a romantic novel written in the early 19th century. The story introduces us to the character Sintram, the son of the knight Biorn, who grapples with intense fears and dark visions that haunt him, intertwining themes of death and redemption as his family’s troubled lineage unfolds. At the start of the novel, Sintram's disturbing episodes are highlighted as the boy, pale and terrified, interrupts a gathering of knights in his father's castle, claiming to be pursued by Death and another entity. His father, Biorn, dismisses the boy's fears, but the presence of the chaplain stirs the need to explore Sintram's plight further. As the narrative progresses, it reveals a tragic backstory concerning a dark vow made by Biorn during a Christmas feast that has led to his son’s affliction. The early chapters establish a foreboding atmosphere filled with tension, fear, and the supernatural, laying the groundwork for Sintram’s journey of self-discovery, moral struggle, and the eventual interplay of fate and free will against a backdrop of noble chivalry and romantic idealism. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author La Motte-Fouqué, Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de, 1777-1843
Author of introduction, etc. Yonge, Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary), 1823-1901
Illustrator Browne, Gordon, 1858-1932
Title Sintram and His Companions
Credits Produced by Sandra Laythorpe, and David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 73.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
LoC Class PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject Fantasy fiction
Subject Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Death -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Kings and rulers -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Courtship -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Castles -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Knights and knighthood -- Juvenile fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 2824
Release Date
Last Update Jan 27, 2021
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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