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Original Title:	Krzyżacy: Powieść w Czterech Tomach
ISBN:	0781804337 (ISBN13: 9780781804332)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	The Knights of the Cross or Krzyżacy #1-4
Characters:	Danusia Jurandówna, Zbyszko z Bogdańca, Jurand ze Spychowa, Maćko z Bogdańca, Jagienka ze Zgorzelic

The Teutonic Knights (The Knights of the Cross or Krzyżacy #1-4)

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Hardcover | Pages: 786 pages

Rating: 3.38 | 4287 Users | 68 Reviews

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Title	:	The Teutonic Knights (The Knights of the Cross or Krzyżacy #1-4)
Author	:	Henryk Sienkiewicz
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Illustrated Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 786 pages
Published	:	October 1st 1995 by Hippocrene Books (first published 1899)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Classics. European Literature. Polish Literature. Fiction. Cultural. Poland

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The Teutonic Knights is an epic of medieval times and national destiny, ranking as one of the highest achievements from the pen of Henryk Sienkiewicz, the Nobel Prize winner for Literature in 1905. The novel follows the adventures of Macko, a resourceful and wise veteran of war, and his young nephew, Zbyszko, the symbol of a maturing nation, as they struggle, along with the unified peoples of Poland and Lithuania, against the oppressive religious military order, the Teutonic Knights. Among the many memorable characters are Jurand, a merciless, bitter fighter consumed with revenge; his daughter, the innocent Danusia, a girl of twelve who must face the barbarity of the German knighthood; the strong-willed Jagienka, equally adept at shooting a crossbow or administering an estate; Hlawa, a Czech squire of noble birth who is as quick with his wit as he is with his axe; Sanderus, a peddler of religious relics and indulgences whose earthly cravings seem greater than any spiritual needs. A host of other memorable characters fills the canvas set against lush, almost magical forests, dangerous marshes replete with tales of human heads walking on spider legs, winter blizzards that blanket the world in a white wonderland - all at once beautiful and foreboding. Splendid castles are described here, court hunts, single combats that test valor and strength. The customs of knights with their code of honor and feelings of love are adroitly explored. The entirety culminates in one of the most important battles in medieval history, the Battle of Grunwald. The Teutonic Knights was published in America in 1900 in various competing translations of erratic quality. Not until 1943 did a translation worthy of this masterpiece appear, but unfortunately its release was limited to Great Britain. It is this translation that has been revised and edited by Miroslaw Lipinski with an eye for both fluidity in the English language and fidelity to the original Polish.

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What I've learned from this book:1. The Teutonic Knights were assholes.2. Polish men are insanely strong. Like so strong they can bend iron with their bare hands and leap over horses while fully clad in armor.3. Anyone named Jagienka is awesome. I am absolutely infatuated with the characters in this story. It's such a ridiculous and overblown tale, but it's so charmingly told that it doesn't matter. I was constantly bemoaning Zbyzsko's wrongheadedness and laughing at the Sieur de Lorche's desire

Skvělá historická kniha z období kolem roku 1400. Války mezi německými rytíři a Polskem.

Read onlineThe Teutonic Knights was the official name of the military order located in the northern part of Poland. The Knights of the Cross is a direct translation of polish word Krzyzacy a nickname used by Poles because the knights of this order wore black crosses on their armor.readtbr busting 2012online AND paperfinished skimming this via paperback 16/4/2012. It was chewy.2.5*Once recovered from this I may have a tilt at this: With Fire and SwordETA: have found the film instead:

This is an entertaining read full of over-the-top romanticism and lots of cliche... but then, it is a child of its times. If you've read it then I strongly advise seeing the film which sticks closely to the book (the director could hardly drift away from what is a much loved book amongst the Poles). The film, also, is a child of its times; there's that great "Seig Heil" moment that puts the Teutonic assault on the Poles and Lithuanians in a historical setting!

Rather predictable Sienkiewicz if one is familiar with his historical trilogy. The hero, Zbyszko, meets and falls heavily for a near-perfect heroine, Danusia, manages through his headlong nature to get into difficulties which necessitate his being separated from her for nigh-on 80% of the novel, only to overcome the bad guys and get back with her at the end. The wrinkles of difference in this novel are that she dies at the end, and the almost total lack of any serious political or historical

The Teutonic Knights is one of my least favourite works by Henryk Sienkiewicz the author of a great Trilogy about the wars in that took place in the mid 17th century in Poland as well of Quo Vadis a remarkable book about the Christian persecution at Rome at the time of Nero. The problem might be that there is a great deal more source material for the author to have drawn on for the other two historical periods than is the case for the era of the Teutonic Knights. Sienkiewicz's descriptions of