Ivanhoe
Medieval English romance
Ivanhoe is the title character of Walter Scott's 1819 novel, a Saxon knight during the reign of Richard the Lionheart.
The name has become shorthand for chivalric romance and medieval adventure.
It appears in place names across America and Britain, typically evoking old-world nobility or literary aspiration: the Ivanhoe neighborhood, Ivanhoe Street.
- historical fictionNovels set in actual pasts
- classicOf lasting excellence
- 19th centuryThe eighteen hundreds
- literatureBody of written works
serialized · chivalric romance · medieval setting · Rebecca · Rowena · Cedric · narrative · prose
Honored mounted soldier
- castleFortified medieval residence
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- joustingMounted knightly combat sport
- crusadesAggressive advocacy campaigns
feudalism · Saxon · Norman · chainmail · armor · shield · sword · lance
Seeking another's romantic favor
- RowenaFeminine given name
- RebeccaHebrew name meaning "captivating"
- love triangleThree-person romantic entanglement
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
forbidden love · passion · yearning · rivalry · affection · longing · beloved · ardor
Walter Scott
- historical fictionNovels set in actual pasts
- classicOf lasting excellence
- 19th centuryThe eighteen hundreds
literature · serialized · chivalric romance · medieval setting · Rebecca · Rowena · Cedric · narrative · prose · storytelling
knight
Honored mounted soldier
- castleFortified medieval residence
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- joustingMounted knightly combat sport
crusades · feudalism · Saxon · Norman · chainmail · armor · shield · sword · lance · heraldry
courtship
Seeking another's romantic favor
- RowenaFeminine given name
- RebeccaHebrew name meaning "captivating"
- love triangleThree-person romantic entanglement
devotion · forbidden love · passion · yearning · rivalry · affection · longing · beloved · ardor · sentiment
knighthood
Honorary title of nobility
courtesy · nobility · heroism · virtue · loyalty · code · fealty · tournament · combat · rescue
quest
Seeking journey for something
- rescueSave from harm
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
combat · peril · heroics · Robin Hood · outlaws · siege · ambush · escape · captivity · ransom
- Classic BooksPride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Moby Dick, Moby-Dick, Great Expectations
- medievalknights, castles, cathedral, kings, queens
- literary charactersSherlock Holmes, Scout Finch, Elizabeth Bennet, Macbeth, Huck Finn
- British novelsPride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Great Expectations, Oliver Twist
- chivalric romanceknights, quests, Lancelot, chivalry, Gawain
- Legendary KnightsLancelot, Galahad, Gawain, Percival, Tristan