![]() ![]() "I would not say that, sire," I interrupted. "We have one prisoner who speaks Latin - " In one sense this is a kissing cousin to A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain but with a lighter hand and a comic tongue in cheek. ![]() It's a nice juggling act, facilitated by having a village priest narrate the story. At the same time the English characters adhere to the correct cultural standards and thoughts of medieval times. This highly entertaining adventure is really imaginative. Unexpectedly, they find themselves where no man has gone before.Īfter reading Three Hearts and Three Lions, I went looking for more from Poul Anderson. He intends for the aliens to fly the ship to help vanquish the infidel. But this time they're encountering something new they've launched their invasion against free Englishmen! Sir Roger becomes inspired. The alien Wersgorix are quite expert at taking over planets. A most astonishing event occurs: a huge silver ship descends through the sky and lands in a pasture beside the little village of Ansby in northeastern Lincolnshire. In the year of grace 1345, Sir Roger Baron de Tourneville is gathering an army to join King Edward III in the war against France. ![]()
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