Project Gutenberg 2004-10-05 Public domain in the USA. 67 Conscience, Hendrik 1812 1883 Conscience, Henryk Conscience, Henri De Kerels van Vlaanderen Reading ease score: 70.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Robbie Deighton, Miranda van de Heijning and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "De Kerels van Vlaanderen" by Hendrik Conscience is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set in the early 12th century and revolves around the lives of the Kerels (the free men) of Flanders, depicting their struggles against oppression and the feudal system. Key characters introduced include the young knight Robrecht Snelhoge and Dakerlia, who experience the tumult of love, societal expectations, and the historical tensions of their time. The opening of the novel sets a somber and reflective tone, beginning with a striking autumn morning at the church of Our Lady in Bruges, where solemn hymns resonate while the atmosphere outside is unsettlingly quiet. A young knight, who appears conflicted and intense, is introduced as he waits at a grave, hinting at inner turmoil and unfulfilled desires. The narrative then shifts to the interaction between Robrecht and Dakerlia, where love, pride, and the tensions of arranged marriages are explored. Dakerlia is caught in a struggle regarding her feelings for Robrecht as he unknowingly prepares to marry another, Placida of the Isegrim family, igniting themes of loyalty, affection, and the weight of societal expectations on personal lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Flanders -- History -- Fiction PT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1173754 1159960 2024-10-06T09:03:27.829796 2023-10-06T10:00:59.863376 text/html text/html 1148536 2020-12-18T08:52:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1087030 2020-12-18T08:52:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1164763 2024-10-06T09:03:47.367691 application/epub+zip 1187656 2024-10-06T09:03:33.377793 application/epub+zip 510686 2024-10-06T09:03:30.205783 application/epub+zip 6225145 2024-10-06T09:03:56.629679 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6172500 2024-10-06T09:03:44.639722 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 817263 2022-09-07T03:20:20.376595 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1084682 1084592 2024-10-06T09:03:22.930834 2023-10-06T10:00:55.562307 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1084333 2020-12-18T08:52:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 395924 2020-12-18T08:52:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1084324 2020-12-18T08:52:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 395669 2020-12-18T08:52:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22068 2024-10-06T09:03:56.773676 application/rdf+xml 14223 2024-10-06T09:03:30.825780 image/jpeg 3815 2024-10-06T09:03:30.516782 image/jpeg 1163853 2024-10-06T09:03:27.996809 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia nl.wikipedia