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The Knight Templar (The Crusades Trilogy #2)
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Jan Guillou
De la bataille de Montgisard (1177) au massacre de Saint-Jean d’Acre (1191), cette épopée historique nous invite à porter un autre regard sur les croisades.
Moine-soldat en Terre sainte, Arn de Gothia lutte néanmoins pour la cohabitation pacifique et le respect de la liberté de culte. Son itinéraire croisera celui de Saladin, qui unifie le monde arabe pour la reconquête de ...more
Moine-soldat en Terre sainte, Arn de Gothia lutte néanmoins pour la cohabitation pacifique et le respect de la liberté de culte. Son itinéraire croisera celui de Saladin, qui unifie le monde arabe pour la reconquête de ...more
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May 06, 2012
Jeanette
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
those interested in the Crusades in the 12th century and religion
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I found this book to be an interesting and thought-provoking account of the Crusades. Guillou's discussions and interaction between Arn, the Knight Templar, and Saladin offer interesting insight into the struggle between Islam and Christianity that continues today.
An enjoyable tale. I liked the way the male and female story lines whent back and forth. I also enjoyed the character development and especially Celcelia Blanca's personality. Although, I do think it's clear the book was written by a man and not a mom. I am not sure how Celcelia rosa could pass any day with out feelings of horrible lose for the child taken from her. Nthe reunion is well done, but in think more time should have been spent on her feelings of loss for the child and just longing for
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This is a fascinating historical and fictional work! I really enjoyed learning about life in the 1100's in the convents and monesteries of Norway, Sweden, and Finland and in particular with this book, the life of the crusaders in the holy land. The way the author weaves his story of the main character Arn around all of the pivotal events and politics of that day both in Jerusalem and Europe is amazing. He makes the characters so compelling that as you are reading about Arn's life in the holy lan
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Mar 05, 2012
James
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4 of 5 stars
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I was a bit worried about the pace of the first book in the series. It plodded along at times, and despite the title, Arn never made it to Jerusalem.
This book, however, definitely met and exceeded my expectations. The pacing is far better. Years have passed before the start of this book, and many years pass through the course of it. We're only provided with the most important points, with brief interludes of history to help explain the scenario.
Perhaps more important than the actual Templar Kni ...more
This book, however, definitely met and exceeded my expectations. The pacing is far better. Years have passed before the start of this book, and many years pass through the course of it. We're only provided with the most important points, with brief interludes of history to help explain the scenario.
Perhaps more important than the actual Templar Kni ...more
PROTAGONIST: Arn Magnusson, Templar Knight, and Cecilia Rosa, convent resident
SERIES: #2 of 3
RATING: 4.0
WHY: I received this book for review and thought for sure that it would not be my cup of tea, as I am not really in to historicals. After I read it for a while, I realized that it wasn't even crime fiction; but by then, I was involved in the book. The second book in a trilogy, the focus shifts from Cecilia Rosa who is serving a 20-year penance in a convent for being an unwed mother, under an e ...more
SERIES: #2 of 3
RATING: 4.0
WHY: I received this book for review and thought for sure that it would not be my cup of tea, as I am not really in to historicals. After I read it for a while, I realized that it wasn't even crime fiction; but by then, I was involved in the book. The second book in a trilogy, the focus shifts from Cecilia Rosa who is serving a 20-year penance in a convent for being an unwed mother, under an e ...more
Decisamente migliore del precedente, non ci sono quei punti morti che avevano penalizzato il primo volume della saga. Il libro scorre veloce, senza rallentamenti, complice una trama ben congegnata, avvincente e carica di emozioni.
Tra i personaggi meglio riusciti del libro spicca il Saladino, probabilmente il personaggio migliore del romanzo, che mette in ombra anche il protagonista. Interessante, e originale, il punto di vista di Guillou sulle Crociate, che fa esprimere per mezzo della voce narr ...more
Tra i personaggi meglio riusciti del libro spicca il Saladino, probabilmente il personaggio migliore del romanzo, che mette in ombra anche il protagonista. Interessante, e originale, il punto di vista di Guillou sulle Crociate, che fa esprimere per mezzo della voce narr ...more
fantastic continuation if the first book
I found this book extremely interesting, amusing and entertaining. I have read this second chapter of the series after having read part of the history of the Roman Catholic Church (including the story of the Crusades and the time of the Outremer), as well as literature on the beginning of the Moghul empire. The combination of these three literary works led me to read over passages and stories over and over again to understand how impactful they were (I understand that two of the three are works
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A great sequel to The Road to Jerusalem, it weaves an intriguing tale following Arn through the Crusades and his dealings with Saladin, while at the same time alternating between Cecilia's viewpoint in a cloister as she awaits his return. The writing is fantastic and again there are very few language hiccups or moments where I felt the descriptions weren't appropriate or that something had been missed during the largely seamless translation from the original Swedish.
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If I had to rank to two nove ...more
The novel continues to follow Arn during his 20 year service in the Order of the Templar knights and Cecilias' stay in the convent Gudhem. Even though it's the second book in the trilogy, I think it also works as a standalone novel.
I love how the characters and the story develops. You can see that the writer did a really good job not just with research of the historical period but also how he made the story progress and develop. Through Arn we get to see both sides of the Crusades, the Christian ...more
I love how the characters and the story develops. You can see that the writer did a really good job not just with research of the historical period but also how he made the story progress and develop. Through Arn we get to see both sides of the Crusades, the Christian ...more
"The Templar Knight" continues the story of Arn Magnusson, now a Knight Templar serving near Jerusalem; he is the Master of the garrison of Gaza. He is aided by his sub-ordinate and Sergeant, Armond De Gasgogne who is close to becoming a Knight himself.
The book alternates between the perspective of Arn and his bethrohed, Cecelia Algotsdotter who is confined in Varnhem, a convent in Sweden. Cecelia suffers harsh treatment at the hands of the Abbess Rikisa, who is loyal to the Sverker clan. A clan ...more
The book alternates between the perspective of Arn and his bethrohed, Cecelia Algotsdotter who is confined in Varnhem, a convent in Sweden. Cecelia suffers harsh treatment at the hands of the Abbess Rikisa, who is loyal to the Sverker clan. A clan ...more
By far and away the best trilogy that I have ever read. Having seen ARN, a movie that spun all three books into one movie - a gem, I had to read the books. The movie was the most expensive adventure that Sweden had ever put into a movie according to Wikipedia and it was worth it with one exception - the third book was cut short in so may ways. This book takes place in the Holy Land for a period of 20 years developing the main character to return home for the dream of a united Sweden.
Two stars might be a bit harsh but "it was ok" pretty accurately sums up my experience with this book. I enjoyed it in parts, was bored in others and thought there were too many characters to keep track of. I suppose, just like with the first book in the trilogy, The Road to Jerusalem , I liked this enough to eventually go on to read the last one. But just barely.
This is the second book in the trilogy. As with "The Road to Jerusalem" chapters alternate between Arn and his love, Cecilia. Arn is now serving as a Templar in the Holy Land, and Cecilia has been exiled to a convent in Sweden. They must serve in their respective situations for twenty years. How they cope with this Church-enforced separation forms the crux of the story. While filled with action on both fronts, the story deals as much with the secular and religious political intrigue and social c
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This book was better than the first one, but still an average read. I liked Cecilia's chapters more than Arns. I'm not sure I could have spent 20 years doing what both of them were doing. Cecilia was treated so badly. I'm sad that they spent the whole book apart. I don't have the third one so I won't see if they make it back to one another.
The second book of the trilogy left me wanting the third. The knight, Arn Magnusson, is in the middle east as Master of Gaza so there are many battle scenes. Battles in written form are difficult for me to absorb or find interest in typically but as the story moved on I became engrossed with them. Meanwhile, Arn's betrothed, Cecelia Rosa, is living in Gudhem convent with the abbess, Rikisse (sp?), who is one of the most evil characters in fiction!
Following the many, many characters is very diff ...more
Following the many, many characters is very diff ...more
Wow, just wow. This book is the second book in Guillou's Crusade Trilogy. I admit I struggled through the first book and only sheer determination got me through it. However, it was WELL worth it to hit this book. The backstory is extremely important to this series, and even more important to the next one. This book chronicles Arn's friendship with Saladin and the events leading to the Crusader defeat in the Holy Land. It is probably one of the most well thought out fictional books in Templar myt
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This second novel depicts mostly the Crusaders fighting a war against the Muslins to save Jerusalem. Lots of interesting facts about Muslims and their war tactics.
Excelente, aunque el cruze con Saladino es muy probablemente ficcion del autor, no deja de ser una novela muy disfrutable.
Behind the story lie a lot of provoking thoughts about religion humanity.
Parallel stories: Cecilia and Arn.
Historical fiction at its best, fun to read and very captivating.
Parallel stories: Cecilia and Arn.
Historical fiction at its best, fun to read and very captivating.
The wait if FINALLY over. It's been translated into English!!! And with that introduction I may safely say that the wait was worth it. This book was well researched and written. Not only was Arn's story rich and full of depth, but the convent life of Cecilia was also very intriguing. Sometimes I couldn't wait to get out of the holy land with Arn where the royal court was intriguing and generally ruining things to get back to Gudhem to see the latest evil plan of Abbess Rikissa and how Cecilia Bl
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This swashbuckling adventure is the second installment of the author's Crusades trilogy. The hero and heroine are separated; each carrying out penance. The hero is living as a Templar knight in the Holy Land, while the heroine is living in a Scandanavian convent. Both face challenges, especially as Saladin gathers his forces for an assault against the Crusaders, and the Christian empire in the Holy Land rots from within. The characters are mostly likable, and the plot is fast-paced. The author a
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I got the 1st book in the series as a BookBub deal. It was a great read, so great that I then purchased the next two books in the series at full price. This is medieval historical fiction at it's finest.
After the scene-setting of the first book, this second instalment made for an enjoyable and action-packed read. Whether set in the Holy Land or in Gotaland, the pace was steady and fleshed out with well rounded characters, no matter how regularly orbriefly they featured. The writing was excellent and I am thoroughly looking forward to the concluding book.
2.5
A lovely surprise--I picked up book 1 on a lark and thoroughly enjoyed it. Book 2 was good, too. The translation from Swedish can sometimes be a bit mechanical, and Guillou sometimes falls into a rather pedantic history lesson. But by and large I enjoy the characters and appreciate the religious history. I've just downloaded the ebook to my iPad and started into book 3. Following Arn's progress from innocence to knowledge (without losing his faith and integrity!) is a lovely experience.
Trilogian ensiosassa oli pääosassa Arnin kasvutarina. Temppeliherrassa seurataan hänen kaksikymmenvuotista palvelustaan Temppeliritarina pyhällä maalla. Tarina seuraa myös hänen elämänsä rakkauden, Cecilian, edesottamuksia pohjolan luostareissa. Koko trilogian kantavia teemoja ovat rakkaus, kaipuu ja kunnia. Tässä toisessa osassa keskitytään ennen kaikkea kunniaan. Tarina pitää hyvin vahvasti otteessaan ja kokonaisuutena tämä toinen kirja on aivan yhtä hyvä kuin ensimmäinenkin.
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Love this series!! It was a while since I'd read part 1 so I had to remember some of the story, but overall this was a great story on it's own, and certainly left me anxious for the last book. The story is broken in parts between Arn & Celia, back & forth following their lives, and equally interesting. Some parts in the Holy Land wars dragged a bit, but still quite a lot of new info about Templars & Jerusalem ... you'll like this one.
Puno bolje od prve knjige.
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Jan Oscar Sverre Lucien Henri Guillou (born 17 January 1944) is a Swedish author and journalist. Among his books are a series of spy fiction novels about a spy named Carl Hamilton, and a trilogy of historical fiction novels about a Knight Templar, Arn Magnusson. He is the owner of one of the largest publishing companies in Sweden, Piratförlaget, together with Liza Marklund and his common-law wife,
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