The Knights of the Cross, or, Krzyzacy: Historical Romance
Sienkiewicz, Henryk, 1846-1916
The Knights of the Cross, or, Krzyzacy: Historical Romance - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Knights_of_the_Cross Release date is 2005-12-01
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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.)
Teutonic Knights -- History -- Fiction Poland -- History -- Jagellons, 1386-1572 -- Fiction
PG
The Knights of the Cross, or, Krzyzacy: Historical Romance - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Knights_of_the_Cross Release date is 2005-12-01
Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Thomas Berger, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Thomas Berger, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
"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.)
Teutonic Knights -- History -- Fiction Poland -- History -- Jagellons, 1386-1572 -- Fiction
PG