Project Gutenberg 2005-03-08 Public domain in the USA. 51 Miles, George H. (George Henry) 1824 1871 Halphin, Earnest Halpin, Ernest Miles, George Henry The truce of God: A tale of the eleventh century Reading ease score: 66.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Geoff Horton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Truce of God: A Tale of the Eleventh Century" by George Henry Miles is a historical romance likely written in the late 19th century. The story is set in the eleventh century and revolves around the tumultuous feud between the noble houses of Hers and Stramen, particularly focusing on the fates of Gilbert de Hers and Henry de Stramen. Central to this tale is the concept of the Truce of God, a peace agreement enforced by the Church to quell private warfare among nobles, emphasizing themes of love, forgiveness, and the role of Christian doctrine in civilized society. The opening of the narrative introduces the intense rivalry between Gilbert de Hers and Henry de Stramen, who are depicted as young nobles steeped in a legacy of violence and vengeance stemming from a past conflict. Their encounter in the forest is interrupted by the chime of a church bell, symbolizing the Truce of God, which compels them to sheath their swords and reflect on their bitter feud. The storyline further unfolds to illustrate the characters' internal struggles—especially Gilbert's conflict between loyalty to his family's honor and the emerging feelings of empathy as he experiences kindness from Lady Margaret, Henry's sister. The intertwined fates of these characters suggest a journey toward reconciliation and a deeper understanding of faith-driven forgiveness amid the backdrop of medieval strife. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Catholics -- Fiction Germany -- History -- Henry IV, 1056-1106 -- Fiction Holy Roman Empire -- History -- Henry IV, 1056-1106 -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: Fiction 413747 413644 2024-11-07T04:52:07.115822 2023-09-07T06:43:20.895189 text/html text/html 413740 413637 2024-11-07T04:52:07.381827 2023-09-07T06:43:21.046196 text/html text/html 231954 2024-11-07T04:52:15.556282 application/epub+zip 238713 2024-11-07T04:52:10.633804 application/epub+zip 226750 2024-11-07T04:52:09.387869 application/epub+zip 432299 2024-11-07T04:52:19.446280 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408953 2024-11-07T04:52:14.809320 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349294 2022-09-07T20:57:19.975356 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383819 383767 2024-11-07T04:52:06.732874 2023-09-07T06:43:20.614172 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 383599 2020-12-14T06:54:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 148646 2020-12-14T06:54:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 383609 2020-12-14T06:54:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 148592 2020-12-14T06:54:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21941 2024-11-07T04:52:19.578276 application/rdf+xml 14618 2024-11-07T04:52:09.940844 image/jpeg 3414 2024-11-07T04:52:09.662832 image/jpeg 229741 2024-11-07T04:52:07.416890 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