Project Gutenberg 2012-07-04 Public domain in the USA. 60 Schefer, Leopold 1784 1862 Der Hirtenknabe Nikolas; oder, Der deutsche Kinderkreuzzug im Jahre 1212 Produced by Jens Sadowski "Der Hirtenknabe Nikolas; oder, Der deutsche Kinderkreuzzug im Jahre 1212" by Leopold Schefer is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The narrative centers around the German Children's Crusade of 1212, following characters that juxtapose themes of innocence, ambition, and the complex socio-political climate of the era. The story likely explores the fervor and folly of the youthful crusaders while interweaving personal stories of friendship and conflict. The opening of the novel introduces three riders traveling towards Cologne, depicting their camaraderie and differing backgrounds as they traverse the landscape. They encounter a vibrant procession of children preparing for the crusade, who are full of fervent hope and naïveté, passionately singing for divine intervention. Amidst this hopeful chaos, a Jewish doctor observes, pondering the ramifications of such fervor. The scene sets the stage for an exploration of themes related to faith, ambition, and the consequences of misguided zeal, emphasizing the intersection of personal and collective struggles within a tumultuous historical context. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40138/40138-h/images/title.jpg de Children's Crusade, 1212 D Text DE Prosa Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 352087 352096 2024-09-17T04:29:45.615220 2023-09-17T12:46:48.907979 text/html text/html 347731 2012-07-03T22:43:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 152228 2012-07-03T22:43:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 171095 2024-09-17T04:29:51.191192 application/epub+zip 172141 2024-09-17T04:29:46.883199 application/epub+zip 172141 2024-09-17T04:29:46.367208 application/epub+zip 279363 2024-09-17T04:29:54.815216 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233616 2024-09-17T04:29:50.638303 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233730 2022-09-18T11:35:10.719467 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297653 297645 2024-09-17T04:29:45.044265 2023-09-17T12:46:48.373980 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 293104 2012-07-03T22:43:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 119100 2012-07-03T22:43:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18592 2024-09-17T04:29:54.952191 application/rdf+xml 11170 2024-09-17T04:29:46.448255 image/jpeg 2301 2024-09-17T04:29:46.408198 image/jpeg 155118 2024-09-17T04:29:45.649222 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 de.wikipedia