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What is loyalty worth when serving an emperor means turning against your own family?
In Maugis, Ye Sorcerer, credited to Lord Gilhooley, knights, spells and rebellion fill the world of Charlemagne. A small band stands against a great emperor, and strength alone is not enough. Maugis, the clever enchanter and thief of the old French legends, brings another weapon to the struggle: cunning.
This tale draws on the legends of Charlemagne and his rebel barons, where loyalty to a ruler presses against the claims of kin. Castles, feasts, sword fights and magic give the conflict its colour. At its heart stands a hero who uses wit as often as strength, inviting you to weigh obedience against family and defiance.
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- A cunning enchanter Meet Maugis, whose magic and cleverness offer a different kind of chivalric strength.
- Rebels against an emperor Follow a small band facing imperial power, with loyalty itself open to question.
- Swords beside spells Enter a world where sword fights and sorcery share the pleasures of adventure.
- The pull of kin Explore what a hero owes his family when a ruler is hard to serve.
- The flavour of legend Enjoy castles, feasts and the old chivalric world behind this tale of rebellion.
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- A sorcerer who wins by cunning
- Loyalty, family and defiance
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A world of emperors and rebel knights
The story belongs to the legends of Charlemagne, the Frankish king who became emperor in the year 800. In medieval French poetry, his court is surrounded by peers, brave knights who swear loyalty to him. Not all of them stay loyal, and some of the best tales are about families who rise against him.
The tale of Maugis grows from that setting. In those old stories he belongs to a family of knights who clash with the imperial court. Readers meet a world where honour, kinship and duty pull in different directions.
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Lord Gilhooley
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Lord Gilhooley is the name given as author of this book, and he died in 1913. The work retells medieval legend in English, in the manner of the old tales of chivalry that were loved by readers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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What is Maugis, Ye Sorcerer about?
It is a tale of knights and magic in the age of Charlemagne. Its hero Maugis is a sorcerer who uses cunning to help his kin against the emperor's power.
Who was Maugis in the legends?
Maugis is a figure from the old French tales of Charlemagne. He is shown as a skilled enchanter and trickster who belongs to a family of knights in conflict with the court.
Is Maugis, Ye Sorcerer a true story?
No. It draws on medieval legend, not on recorded history. Charlemagne was a real emperor, but the tales around him mix fact with fantasy and invention.
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