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What is a knight’s honor worth when courage wins him praise and deceit shapes his private life?
Lord Marmion rides north on Henry VIII’s business, carrying secrets as well as royal favor. His mission takes him through the Scottish border country to the court of James IV, while war draws closer. In Walter Scott’s long narrative poem, castles and rival kingdoms frame a more intimate struggle: the distance between a proud man’s reputation and his true character.
Constance de Beverley leaves a convent for Marmion’s love, only to suffer through his ambition. He seeks the wealthy Clara de Clare, whose heart belongs to Ralph de Wilton, a knight stripped of honor and standing. Across six cantos, love and falsehood meet the gathering threat of Flodden, where the armies of England and Scotland face each other.
What you’ll discover
- A deeply flawed knight Follow a brave, admired nobleman whose hidden wrongs challenge the praise he receives.
- Love entangled with ambition Meet Constance and Clara, whose ties to Marmion expose the cost of his desires.
- Castles along the border Enter Norham Castle, where Sir Hugh the Heron receives Marmion on his journey north.
- The approach of Flodden Feel war draw nearer as James IV leads Scotland’s army toward the battlefield.
- A ballad’s forward drive Discover narrative verse that carries rivalry, deceit, and questions of honor with ballad-like pace.
Who will love it
For readers who love historical adventure, border ballads and Romantic storytelling, and anyone curious about the Scottish past.
What’s inside
The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- A poem built on a real battle
- Marmion carries a guilty secret
- An envoy rides north to Scotland
- Honor, deceit and how the poem is told
Who’s who
- Lord MarmionA proud, brave English nobleman favored by Henry VIII, who is sent north on a mission while hiding wrongs from his past.
- Constance de BeverleyA woman who left a convent for love of Marmion and is deeply wronged by his ambition.
- Clara de ClareA young woman of wealth whose hand Marmion seeks, and whose heart is tied to another man.
- Ralph de WiltonA knight who has lost his honor and standing and is bound to Clara by love.
- King James IVThe king of Scotland, to whose court Marmion is sent, and who leads his army toward Flodden.
- Sir Hugh the HeronThe English lord of Norham Castle on the border, who receives Marmion on his journey north.
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Marmion : récit du champ de Flodden
by Walter Scott · 1808
An English envoy rides north with a guilty secret as love, ambition and war converge on Flodden.
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Marmion is a long poem in six cantos by Walter Scott, published in 1808. Scott was already known for The Lay of the Last Minstrel, and here he turned again to the Scottish border country and its history.
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A poem built on a real battle
Marmion takes its setting from the year 1513, when James IV of Scotland led an army into England and was met at Flodden. The poem does not try to be a chronicle. Scott builds an invented story on top of the known history, so that private choices play out as a public disaster draws near.
The poem is divided into six cantos. Each canto begins with a separate epistle, a verse letter in which Scott speaks in his own voice to a friend. These openings deal with his thoughts, his memories and the landscape he loves. Then the main story resumes.
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What is Marmion about?
Marmion is a narrative poem about an English lord sent on a mission to the Scottish court in 1513. His past wrongs, his ambitions and a looming war are woven into one story.
Is Marmion a true story?
Not entirely. Marmion and the people around him are invented, but the Battle of Flodden in 1513 and King James IV of Scotland are real, and Scott built the tale on that history.
When was Marmion written?
Walter Scott published Marmion in 1808. It followed The Lay of the Last Minstrel and added to his reputation as a poet of Scottish history and legend.
The author
Walter Scott
1771–1832 · Scottish novelist and poet
Walter Scott (1771–1832) was a Scottish novelist, poet and playwright. He was born in Edinburgh and lived in Scotland, including at Abbotsford near Melrose, where he died. He wrote Marmion (1808), The Lady of the Lake (1810), Waverley (1814), Rob Roy (1817) and Ivanhoe (1819).
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