Crowley County Combined Library

"Hank Morgan, cracked on the head by a crowbar in nineteenth-century Connecticut, wakes to find himself in the England of King Arthur. The tough minded Yankee, an embodiment of scientific enlightenment, faces a world whose idyllic surface only masks the dark forces of fear, injustice, and ignorance. This is the springboard which launches one of literature's most extraordinary excursions into fantasy. With the agility of Mark Twain's unique virtuosity,...

Illustrated tales carry us back to the enchanting world of King Arthur; his drawing or the sword from the anvil; courts Guinevere; suffers treachery of Morgana le Fay; witnesses fate of Merlin.

"Describes the science behind the armor, weapons, training, and tactics used by medieval knights in combat"--

Describes life in European castles during the Middle Ages, discussing food, recreation, sieges, knight training, armor, weapons, jousts, heraldry, and the Crusades, and also covers other kinds of castles around the world.

The great historical romance by Sir Walter Scott giving reality to twelfth-century England. The story of the disinherited Knight Ivanhoe and the fair Lady Rowena.

Photographs, drawings and paintings depict both historical and fantastical elements of medieval life as it pertains to knighthood and heroes.

"Max struggles at knight school, but when evil in the form of bodkins threatens Byjovia, Max reunites the Midknights to save the kingdom"--

Young Tom of Warwick is sent to live in a castle so that he can learn about knighthood and chivalry. There, kindly Master William, the armorer, tells stories about knights from all around the world. Through their courage, honor, strength, wisdom, patience, and humility, the knights in these stories illustrate to Tom what it takes to be a great knight.

Max's twin is public enemy number one, and it is up to the Midknights to avoid looming dangers like trolls and pirates to find her before time runs out.

Shortly after his initiation into the Order of the Knights Templar, Sir Hugh de Payens is drawn into the turbulence of the First Crusade and joins with fellow members of the Order to uncover the roots of the secret society that has guided his family for generations.