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Ivanhoe is the story of one of the remaining Saxon noble families at a time when the English nobility was overwhelmingly Norman. It follows the Saxon protagonist, Wilfred of Ivanhoe, who is out of favour with his father for his allegiance to the Norman king, Richard I of England. The story is set in 1194, after the failure of the Third Crusade, when many of the Crusaders were still returning to Europe.

Ivanhoe is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott published in 1820 and set in 12th-century England. Ivanhoe is sometimes credited for increasing interest in romance and medievalism; John Henry Newman claimed Scott "had first turned men's minds in the direction of the middle ages," while Carlyle and Ruskin made similar assertions of Scott's overwhelming influence over the revival based primarily on the publication of this novel. Plot introduction Ivanhoe is the story of one of the remaining Saxon noble families at a time when the English nobility was overwhelmingly Norman. It follows the Saxon protagonist, Wilfred of Ivanhoe, who is out of favour with his father for his allegiance to the Norman king, Richard I of England. The story is set in 1194, after the failure of the Third Crusade, when many of the Crusaders were still returning to Europe. King Richard, who had been captured by the Duke of Austria on his way back, was believed to still be in the arms of his captors. The legendary Robin Hood, initially under the name of Locksley, is also a character in the story, as are his "merry men". The character that Scott gave to Robin Hood in Ivanhoe helped shape the modern notion of this figure as a cheery noble outlaw. Other major characters include Ivanhoe's intractable father, Cedric, one of the few remaining Saxon lords; various Knights Templar, most notable of which is Brian de Bois-Guilbert, primary rival of the protagonist; and a number of churchmen; the loyal serfs Gurth the swineherd and the jester Wamba, whose observations punctuate much of the action; and the Jewish moneylender, Isaac of York, who is equally passionate about his people and his daughter, Rebecca. The book was written and published during a period of increasing struggle for emancipation of the Jews in England, and there are frequent references to injustice against them.

Die Geschichte thematisiert die Rivalitäten in England zwischen Angelsachsen und Normannen nach dem Sieg Wilhelms des Eroberers sowie die Spätfolgen der Kreuzzüge mit der Geiselnahme des englischen Königs Richard Löwenherz in Österreich. Der angelsächsische Ritter Ivanhoe kehrt aus dem Heiligen Land nach England zurück. Da er wegen seiner Gefolgschaft für Richard Löwenherz und seiner Liebe zu Rowena, dem Mündel seines Vaters Cedric des Sachsen, von dessen Hof verstoßen worden ist, schleicht er sich als Pilger verkleidet dort ein. Hierbei sieht er Rowena wieder und begegnet dem normannischen Tempelritter Brian de Bois-Guilbert, der kürzlich vom Kreuzzug aus Palästina zurückgekehrt ist. Dieser wird von einem Zisterziensermönch, dem Prior Aymer von Jorvaulx, begleitet. In der stürmischen Nacht findet auch ein jüdischer Geldverleiher namens Isaac von York in dem Anwesen Zuflucht. Cedric begibt sich anschließend wie all seine Gäste auf den Weg nach Ashby-de-la-Zouch, wo de Bois-Guilbert an einem Turnier teilnehmen will. Ivanhoe begleitet den Geldverleiher Isaac und schützt ihn so vor Überfällen. Zum Dank überlässt ihm der Jude eine Rüstung samt Pferd, womit auch Ivanhoe das Turnier besuchen kann, um den Sieg des Templers zu verhindern. Walter Scott (1771-1832) war ein schottischer Dichter und Schriftsteller.