The Warrior of the Lord

Download or read book The Warrior of the Lord written by Tom Melley and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-11-27 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saxony in the year 1190. Walter of Westereck, the youngest offspring of a knightly lineage, is obligated to compete in his first tournament, hosted by his family's arch-enemy, Count Konrad of Lauenau. The Count's troubled daughter Yolanda beseeches Walter to free her from the clutches of her sadistic brother Wilfried. Walter disbelieves her story and moves on, while her hate-fuelled brother razes Westereck Castle to the ground and executes Walter's father in cold blood. Swearing revenge, Walter pursues Wilfried and Yolanda, who are suddenly forced to embark on a pilgrimage of penance to the Holy Land after being convicted of incest and kin slaying. Walter takes up with a troop of armed pilgrims until he reaches the city of Acre in Palestine, where Christians and Muslims have been warring mercilessly for years. There he encounters his mortal enemy, only to find he is under the protection of the powerful King Richard the Lionheart ...