The Knights of the Cross, or, Krzyzacy: Historical Romance by Henryk Sienkiewicz
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"The Knights of the Cross, or, Krzyzacy: Historical Romance" by Henryk Sienkiewicz is a historical novel published in 1900. Set in medieval Poland, it follows young nobleman Zbyszko who swears to win three trophies from the Teutonic Knights for his beloved Danusia. His rash attack on a diplomatic envoy brings him to the executioner's block, but Danusia dramatically saves him. Their story unfolds against escalating conflict between Poland-Lithuania and the German Order,
building toward the epic 1410 Battle of Grunwald that would seal the Teutonic Knights' fate. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Sienkiewicz, Henryk, 1846-1916 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Binion, Samuel Augustus, 1853-1914 |
| Title | The Knights of the Cross, or, Krzyzacy: Historical Romance |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Knights_of_the_Cross |
| Credits | Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Thomas Berger, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Teutonic Knights -- History -- Fiction |
| Subject | Poland -- History -- Jagellons, 1386-1572 -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 9473 |
| Release Date | Dec 1, 2005 |
| Last Update | Apr 20, 2013 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 12489 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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