Angol
Every knight begins as a boy with a dream.
When Hugh is seven years old, he leaves his parents' home and rides through the morning mist to the great castle on the hill. He carries no sword, no shield, no armor - only a whispered promise: One day.
From page to squire to the night of the solemn vigil, Hugh must learn the thousand small things that make a knight - how to serve, how to try again, how to be brave when it matters most. And along the way, he just might meet the greatest knight who ever lived.
A story kids will love - and history parents can trust. Set in the true world of William Marshal's England (about 1170-1219), when knights wore shining mail and earned their golden spurs one small thing at a time.
Includes a young reader's guide to the real Middle Ages:
- How a Boy Became a Knight - the real training, from page to squire to the dubbing ceremony
- How Armor Changed - five knights, five centuries: watch armor evolve from 900 to 1450
- How to Read a Shield - real heraldry rules, plus a design-your-own coat of arms activity page
- A Knight's Sword - a labeled diagram of a true knightly sword
- A glossary of a knight's world: destriers and palfreys, hauberks and helms, falconry and tournaments
- A Note for Parents & Grown-Up Readers - the deeper history behind the story, ready for bedtime questions
Perfect for readers ages 5-8, for reading aloud, for castle-and-knight obsessed kids, for homeschool Middle Ages units, and for anyone who has ever whispered, "one day."
Book One of Tales of Knighthood. The adventure is just beginning.
