The Talisman (Scott novel)

The Talisman (Scott novel)

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==Plot summary==
==Plot summary==
During a truce in the [[Third Crusade]], Sir Kenneth encounters a [[Saracen]] [[Emir]] while on his way to find the hermit Theodoric of Engaddi. Kenneth and the Emir do battle but the skirmish ends in a draw and a truce. They ride together towards the cave of Theodoric, where Theodoric gives Sir Kenneth some secret information. The Emir falls asleep and the other two men go to a chapel, where Sir Kenneth meets his old lover, Lady Edith.
During a truce in the [[Third Crusade]], Sir Kenneth and a [[Saracen]] [[Emir]] ride together towards the cave of the [[hermit]] Theodoric of Engaddi, where Theodoric gives Sir Kenneth some secret information. The Emir falls asleep and the other two men go to a chapel, where Sir Kenneth meets his old lover, Lady Edith.


[[Image:Ruins of Ashkelon (1881-1884). The conquest of Ascalon by Rameses II is recorded on the walls of the Temple of Karnac (A).jpg|thumb|right|Ruins of Ascalon, 1880s]]
[[Image:Ruins of Ashkelon (1881-1884). The conquest of Ascalon by Rameses II is recorded on the walls of the Temple of Karnac (A).jpg|thumb|right|Ruins of Ascalon, 1880s]]