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'''Ivanhoe''' is a novel set in [[Medieval]] [[England]] during the late 1100sIt was written by Sir [[Walter Scott]] in the nineteenth century, and portrayed the conflict between the [[Norman]] lords who ruled England and the [[Anglo-Saxon]] peasants who suffered under their rule. The hero of the novel is [[Robin Hood]], a Saxon who became an outlaw for hunting on the King's land, which had once belonged to his family before the Norman conquest of England.
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'''''Ivanhoe''''' is a novel written by Sir [[Walter Scott]] in 1819 and set in 12th century [[medieval]] [[England]].  The book derives its name from the protagonist, Wilfred of Ivanhoe, a Saxon in conflict with his father because of Wilfred's loyalty to the Norman king [[Richard I]], and because of his romantic interest in his father's ward, the Lady Rowena. It portrays the conflict between the [[Norman]] lords who ruled England and the [[Anglo-Saxon]] peasants who suffered under their rule.
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[[Sir Arthur Sullivan]] based an [[opera]] on the novel.
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[[Robin Hood]], a Saxon outlawed for hunting on land once owned by his family before the Norman Conquest of England, but now belonging to the king, also appears in the novel, along with his band of "merry men". Scott's portrayal of Robin Hood contributed to the modern view of Robin Hood as a heroic outlaw.
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Sir Arthur Sullivan based an [[opera]] on the novel.
       
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