Hellalyle and Hildebrand by Tagai Tarutin is an epic of amazing scope. The reader is taken from 13th Century England to the shores of the Baltic and Kievan Rus. There is an English prince who is a knight of old, a demure princess with seven brothers, eleven other knights of high honor and a glimpse of satanic evil all wrapped up in one amazing story.
The king of an Eastern European realm must go to protect his subjects from marauders from the "east" and summons twelve gallant knights to protect his amazing daughter, his castle and its surrounding inhabitants while he is gone. Of course, since this is a love story, the English prince, as leader of the knight guardians, has more contact with the princess and falls deeply in love with her. They are not aware that all of nature is pushing them together including the fallow deer, a burly bear, a pair of royal swans and two amazingly huge eagles. Add in that the princess is protected by faithful black wolves and you have a combination that will enthrall and amaze you. Of course, there are evil spirits and an evil prince, the princess's step-brother, who is lured to the dark side by a malevolent wannabe lady of the lake. He creates chaos leading to much horror and misunderstanding. He is eventually vanquished but not before he has changed the lives and fate of all involved. Between the English prince leaving his homeland to join the eleven other knights and the tear-splashed last pages which speak of a reunion of the lovers are amazing adventures, moments of chivalric action, and amazingly well drawn characters. If you're not well read on the ancient sagas and myths then you'll need to be near Google searches to bring you the full impact of this amazingly well written book. The ancient names of tribes and places in Eastern Europe make this a tour de force. Pick up a copy and start reading... you won't want to put it down! Jacquie C |
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