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Trama e riassunto di Maugis, il mago
A chi è rivolto
Readers who love tales of knights, sieges and daring escapes will find plenty here, along with a love story, a bitter rivalry at court and a sorcerer who struggles to keep his word.
Che cos’è questo libro
Maugis, Ye Sorcerer, by Lord Gilhooley, retells the old French legend of the four sons of Duke Aymon and their cousin Renaud, who defy Charlemagne. The tale is framed as a secret manuscript passed to the author by a half-mad scholar in Mouzon, in the Ardennes. It is set in the eighth century, a world of fierce loyalty, quick tempers and deep dread of hell. Expect duels, sieges, disguises, midnight raids and a love story tested again and again.
In questo riassunto
- 1A dying hermit trusts a stranger with a secretFree
- 2A prince's death starts a war
- 3Ganelon's treachery drives Maugis from court
- 4Montfort holds, then burns
- 5Love and a kingdom in the south
- 6Roland arrives and Yon betrays his guests
- 7Maugis breaks his oath and fights a duel
- 8Honor and loyalty pull against each other
- 9A minstrel's voice and a framed manuscript
Punto chiave 1 di 9
A dying hermit trusts a stranger with a secret
The book opens with a cable to the author in New York. A hermit of Mouzon has died, and his rooms are stripped bare. Only scraps of burned parchment remain.
Three months earlier, the author is led through the crooked streets of this walled town. A schoolmaster points to an oak door that once belonged to Maugis. Behind it lives Charles Voudran, an old man with wild gray eyes.
Voudran was laughed out of a learned society for speaking of Maugis. He then found a hoard of papers behind the fireplace and has been burning them, page by page. He makes the author swear to keep the tale secret until he is dead.
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Questions about Maugis, il mago
What is Maugis, Ye Sorcerer about?
It follows Maugis, eldest of the four sons of Duke Aymon, who defies Charlemagne after a series of murders and betrayals. He builds fortresses, wins a wife, and uses secret knowledge to survive against the emperor's armies.
Who is Maugis the sorcerer?
Maugis is a legendary knight of the Charlemagne cycle, a seven-foot warrior who learned occult knowledge from an Eastern scholar. In the book he fears his powers as sin and uses them both to escape danger and to humble his enemies.
Is Maugis, Ye Sorcerer a true story?
It is based on a medieval legend, not a documented history. The book wraps the tale in a story of a scholar and a lost manuscript in Mouzon, and it gives the eighth century a colorful setting.
Who are the sons of Aymon in the book?
They are Maugis, Alard, Guichard and Richard, the sons of Duke Aymon of Dordogne. With their cousin Renaud they resist Charlemagne, and they are known for their loyalty to one another and to their horse Bayard.
Is Maugis, Ye Sorcerer worth reading?
If you enjoy chivalric adventure, it offers sieges, disguises, duels and a love story told in a clear, storytelling voice. Short chapters and strong scenes make it easy to follow, and the cast is easy to keep straight.