About this book
"The object of this book is to bring together stories of the most important movements in the history of Europe during the Middle Ages, and to make familiar the names of the most important figures in those scenes. I have endeavoured to weave a tapestry in which, with due colour, may be traced the history of the rise and fall of the various nationalities and the circumstances and mode of life of each—in short, to give the young reader an approximation to the background for the study of his country's history which a wide reading gives to a man." (Summary from the Preface of Heroes of the Middle Ages by Eva March Tappan)
Chapters (40)
1Alaric the Visogoth Besieges Rome
2Attila the Hun is Defeated at Chalons
3Genseric the Vandal Sacks Rome
4The Teutons and Their Myths
5The Story of the Nibelungs
6Clovis Becomes the First King of Franks
7Theodoric the Ostrogoth Becomes Ruler of Italy
8Charles Martel Repels the Mohammedans at Tours
9Charlemagne is Crowned Emperor of the Romans
10The Coming of the Teutons to England
11The Story of Beowulf
12Saint Patrick Preaches in Ireland
13The Legend of King Arthur
14Alfred the Great Rules England
15Rurik the Norseman becomes Ruler in Russia
16Rollo the Viking Makes Settlements in France
17William the Conqueror Conquers England
18Leif Ericsson Visits the Coast of New England
19Henry the Fowler Founds the German Monarchy
20Hugh Capet Becomes the First King of the French
21The Cid Captures Valencia
22Magna Carta signed by King John
23The Life of the Knight
24Country Life in the Middle Ages
25Town Life in the Middle Ages
26Peter the Hermit Leads the First Crusade
27Richard the Lion-Hearted Leads the Third Crusade
28The Children's Crusade
29Roger Bacon, a Pioneer in Science and Philosophy
30Marco Polo Visits the Great Khan of China
31Francesco Petrarch and the Revival of Learning
32The Fall of Constantinople
33John Gutenberg Invents Printing
34Columbus Discovers America
35Vasco de Gama Reaches India by Rounding Africa
36Ferdinand Magellan Leads First Voyage Round World
37Robert Bruce Wins at Bannockburn and Frees Scotlan
38William Tell and Arnold Von Winkelried
39The Black Prince, Hero of Crecy
40Joan of Arc, the Girl Commander

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