cause of
his grief--Coming of Count Hugo--The strolling jongleur
brings news from Rouen--Geoffrey secretes the "Saracen
sword"--The count discovers his loss and Geoffrey confesses
to the theft--The wrath of Count Hugo--Coming of the king's
heralds--Release of Geoffrey--Summons to court of King Louis
IX.

_Source:_
Stein. Troubadour tales.

_England and Holy Land, 13th Century.
Reign of Henry III and Richard I._

14. The prince and the page.

_Outline_: The hunter captures the two fugitives--Princess
Eleanor pleads for the pardon of Richard and his
servant--Richard becomes a royal page--The landing of the
Crusaders--Death of King Louis--Illness of John--Richard's
wrath--Return of Sir Raynal--Richard writes to
England--Richard accused of sending letter to order arrest of
Prince Henry--The combat--Richard sent as messenger meets his
brother--Richard accused of being in league with his
brothers--Edward defends his page--The pilgrim in the
hospitalier--Richard gives his life for his prince.

_Source:_
Yonge. Prince and the page.

_Germany, 13th Century._

15. The boy and the baron.

_Outline_: "Shining Knight" hides his treasure and becomes a
captive--Carl, the armorer, finds a child among the osiers
and takes him into his own home--Wulf's first visit to the
castle and what befell--Wulf makes the castle his
home--Enmity of Conradt--The baron declared an outlaw--The
baron breaks ill news to Elsie--Flight of Wulf and
Elsie--Wulf becomes messenger to the King--The battle--The
"Shining Knight" brought forth from the dungeon--Knighting of
Wulf.

_Source:_
Knapp. The boy and the baron.

_Germany, 13th Century._

16. Otto of the silver hand.

_Outline_: "Dragon's House," its inmates--Baron Conrad goes
forth to fleece the merchants and is shorn--Otto at St.
Michaelsburg--Otto returns to the "Dragon's House"--Conrad
answers the summons of the king--Capture of Otto--Hans enters
Baron Henry's castle--Flight of Baron Conrad and his
men--Conrad's last stand--Otto before King Rudolph.

_Source:_
Pyle. Otto of the silver hand.

_England, 14th and 15th Centuries.
Reigns of Henry IV and V._

17. Men of Iron.

_Outline_: Plot against life of the King--Murder of Sir John
Dale at Falworth Castle--The flight from Falworth
Castle--Life at Crosby Dale--M