Le Roman De Silence: A Thirteenth Century Arthurian Verse Romance
by:
Unknown (author)
Lewis Thorpe (author)
ISBN:
9780852700808 (0852700806)
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
In a surprisingly modern twist, nurture overcomes nature in this thirteenth-century tale of a noble girl who is raised as a man and becomes an acclaimed knight.Silence is her parents' only child; rather than be without an heir they decide to disguise the baby as a male and raise her as they would a ...