The Betrothed

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The Betrothed is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, set during the Welsh Marches in the 12th century and exploring themes of feudal loyalty, romance, and conflict.

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instanceOf historical novel
author Sir Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott
surface form: Walter Scott
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
fictionalUniverse Waverley Novels
firstEditionFormat three-volume novel
firstPublishedInCity Edinburgh
London, England
surface form: London
followedBy The Talisman
genre adventure novel
historical fiction
romance novel
hasConflict feudal and national conflicts between Normans and Welsh
hasLiteraryForm prose
hasSubgenre Scottish historical romance
hasTitleCharacter Eveline Berenger
historicalContext Norman rule over the Welsh Marches
includedIn Waverley Novels
isPartOf Scott's later Waverley novels
literaryMovement Romanticism
mainCharacter Eveline Berenger
Gwenwyn
Hugo de Lacy
Randal Lacy
narrativePerspective third-person narration
originalLanguage English
partOfSeries Tales of the Crusaders
publicationDate 1825
publisher Archibald Constable & Co.
surface form: Archibald Constable and Co.
setInCountry England
Wales
setInRegion Welsh Marches
setInTimePeriod 12th century
settingType medieval setting
theme conflict between Normans and Welsh
duty versus inclination
feudal loyalty
honour
romantic love

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Sir Walter Scott notableWork The Betrothed