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I've noticed that a lot of folks write about the days of knights and sorcerers, Etc. I've just finished the first book of a trilogy of , admittedly long, historical novels that incidentally won the author the nobel prize. What a hoot! The armored knights of the Polish-Lithituanian commonwealth, in 1648/9 are fighting for the life of their country against a rebellion of the Cossacks and the Ukrainian peasants (my people), aided by the Tatars led by the Great Khan.
It's really a great book, but you must find the translation by W. S. Kuniczak. The other older translations, 1906, for instance are unreadable. Oh, It's called "With Fire and Sword" by Henryk Sienkiewicz. I suggest that you look in any library that you have access to first. Buying a copy can get rather expensive. Please note that the story is told from the Polish viewpoint. Ukrainian patriots beware! The Poles were the Gentry the Ukrainian peasants were very nearly serfs and the Cossacks were the crazy guys from the "Wild Lands".
The other two books cover the the Swedish and Russian invasions of 1655-8 And the Turkish invasion of 1668-73. They're called "The Deluge" and "Fire in the Steppe" respectively. Some folks say "The Deluge" is the best, FWIW. I thought that "With Fire and Sword" was great!
Liz
Knights in armor and abducted princesses, Oh My!
Well, wonder if they'd make a great movie?
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It might not be a movie based on the same novel, but the novel and movie Tarus Bulba, starring Yul Bryner and Tony Curtis cover the same topic.
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The Poles made a series of TV movies of the three novels. Four hours each for the first and second novels and two for the third. They're much too short given that the first novel is 1100 pages, the second 1600 pages, and the third only 700 pages. Yet, it's the kind of writing that leaves you wanting more, even at those lengths.
Liz