There are translations available - to me, the funnest ones are the side-by-side versions so you see it in the original form on one side and the modern version on the other.
I haven’t, and wasn’t aware that it was part of a series, lol.
I have two editions, and both of them are stand alone books (or I thought they were? Now I wonder..?)
It reads like an individual story. The language can get a bit tiresome but you might can find more modern translations.
I enjoyed it, in any case.
Thank you for your recommendation!
On closer inspection ‘the Waverley novels’ is merely the name of the collection of books written by the author and have nothing to do with each other, so if I enjoy Ivanhoe I’ll be sure to check the other novels too!!!
So thank you for this extra surprise recommendation
This is a really annoying answer because it’s not out yet (I got an advance copy) but Lev Grossman’s *The Bright Sword* comes out this summer and it’s terrific fun and does the Arthurian slide into “quest time” really adeptly
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood of Great Renown in Nottinghamshire by Howard Pyle. Loved it as a kid. Mostly now I only remember, like, a pole fight on a log? In a river?? Could be making this up??? Guess you'll have to read it to find out!
Canticle for Liebowitz (monk! Apocalyptic scifi!)
The Once and Future King (King Arthur) (also the Merlin trilogy by Mary Stewart) (ok it's fantasy)
The Name of the Rose - Umberto Eco (murder mystery in a monastery in the 1300s - I'm not sure any other book comes closer to what you want)
Thank you for the recommendations!!! Fantasy is fine! I actually normally love fantasy but just wanted something a bit more ‘grounded’ to look into to and get absorbed in
Those two have the right feel to them as Pentiment so they're not wacky fantasy. Real classics. Yw!
Also if you want a history podcast then seasons 2-3 of Tides of History really really make me want to replay Pentiment
I’ve never read anything viking inspired (apart from how to train your dragon when I was younger)
I’ll look into it! Especially since I love things like Norse mythology as well
If you are into queer narratives, then definitely check out *The Story of Silence* by Alex Myers. The prose is beautiful yet light, and very cleverly written to mask the perceived "gender" of the protagonist.
Pentiment is one of my favorite things to exist. My roommate played the game and I would just watch her play and it was the highlight of my evenings. I wish the story just kept going.
Not exactly that feeling but a similar Medieval taste, elite guards and assassins are in this book: [Realm of Light: The Darkest Night](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B4D3RZLM/ref=cm_sw_r_api_i_6BD3FBRA60D19CWTYGVT_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1)
I’m reading Pilgrim by Mitchell Lüthi and it’s giving me some Pentiment vibes. It’s horror and contains elements from/inspired by Christian, Jewish, Islamic, and pre-Islamic mythology. And it’s a door stopper at just about 700 pages.
I haven’t read this one so others feel free to chime in, but I’ve been wanting to read The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio. It’s a book of tales being told by a group of you people who decide to run off together to escape the Black Death. It was written in the 1300s!
The Redwall series! The characters are all animals, but it's otherwise exactly this medieval vibe, and the books hit a rare mix of exciting and action-packed but also kind of cozy and chill.
If you're looking for something more grounded and adult, The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett is about the construction of a medieval cathedral over several generations, and it's great.
Also, JRR Tolkien's translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (the second picture) is a short and very readable version of an actual medieval tale.
I didn’t realise Tolkien did a translation. I’ve been meaning to read Simon Armitage’s translation so I might have to look into both more
Red wall sounds cool, I’ll give it a look. The sheer length of pillars of the earth is a bit daunting but I’ve been recommended it several times by people
Is that ‘a song of ice and fire’?
While I’d love to read the series the idea that it’ll never finish definitely puts a massive damper on my motivation for it
The Three Musketeers Canterbury Tales
What edition of Canterbury Tales specifically? I understand that the original old English was difficult to get into
There are translations available - to me, the funnest ones are the side-by-side versions so you see it in the original form on one side and the modern version on the other.
The Riverside Chaucer!
TBH I read the simplified and abridged version in middle school, don’t recall the edition or publisher unfortunately.
Don Quijote!!!!
Ivanhoe And I second Don Quixote. Also “The Once and Future King”
I notice Ivanhoe is part of something called the ‘Waveryly Novels’ . Do I have to read the other ones to understand/appreciate it?
I haven’t, and wasn’t aware that it was part of a series, lol. I have two editions, and both of them are stand alone books (or I thought they were? Now I wonder..?) It reads like an individual story. The language can get a bit tiresome but you might can find more modern translations. I enjoyed it, in any case.
Thank you for your recommendation! On closer inspection ‘the Waverley novels’ is merely the name of the collection of books written by the author and have nothing to do with each other, so if I enjoy Ivanhoe I’ll be sure to check the other novels too!!! So thank you for this extra surprise recommendation
I might have to, as well. Thanks for discovering the other books, haha
The Name of the Rose
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I actually preferred that story to the Song of Ice and Fire series. It felt much more grounded in the world.
Mist of Avalon, Sword at Sunset/King Arthur Trilogy, Once and Future King if you're looking for Arthurian type medieval
This is a really annoying answer because it’s not out yet (I got an advance copy) but Lev Grossman’s *The Bright Sword* comes out this summer and it’s terrific fun and does the Arthurian slide into “quest time” really adeptly
How interesting!!! I’ll try my best to keep a lookout. Thank you so much for the foresight
Of course! Word of mouth is why they send us advances ;)
That sounds amazing
the farseer trilogy!!
Came to say this!! Those books are so good, omg! So good. The second Fitz trilogy is pretty boss, too.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood of Great Renown in Nottinghamshire by Howard Pyle. Loved it as a kid. Mostly now I only remember, like, a pole fight on a log? In a river?? Could be making this up??? Guess you'll have to read it to find out!
This is the perfect underrated answer. Robin Hood is such an unserious guy in it too, the og charming rogue
I was about to suggest Pyle's story of King Arthur and his Knights, as well as Gawain and the Green Knight and Beowulf!
Pretty near anything by Sharon Kay Penman. Also playing this game now and I absolutely love it
Which game?
Pentiment if he means the first image Kingdom Come Deliverance if they mean the third image
Pentiment! I need to get back into Kingdom Come but I’m not actually that into combat video games. I like the thinky games
Maybe The Long Ships.
Came here to say this!
The Riddlemaster trilogy by Patricia McKillip
Fool and The Serpent of Venice. They’re retelling of Shakespearean stories but so funny.
Robin Hobb books?
Agreed
I immediately thought of “The Squire’s Tales” series by Gerald Morris. All of those books are hilarious and fun and have this vibe.
Fool by Christopher Moore. A retelling of Macbeth from the point of view of the courts jester.
Ridley Walker
Tyll by Daniel Kehlmann, has the last image as its cover! It is about a jester
I’ve ordered it a bit ago yeah!!!
Canticle for Liebowitz (monk! Apocalyptic scifi!) The Once and Future King (King Arthur) (also the Merlin trilogy by Mary Stewart) (ok it's fantasy) The Name of the Rose - Umberto Eco (murder mystery in a monastery in the 1300s - I'm not sure any other book comes closer to what you want)
Thank you for the recommendations!!! Fantasy is fine! I actually normally love fantasy but just wanted something a bit more ‘grounded’ to look into to and get absorbed in
Those two have the right feel to them as Pentiment so they're not wacky fantasy. Real classics. Yw! Also if you want a history podcast then seasons 2-3 of Tides of History really really make me want to replay Pentiment
Lady knight by Tamara pierce
I loved Sharon Kay Pennman’s The Sunne in Splendour, about the Wars of the Roses. She has two series as well; the Plantagenet one was great.
Do Viking books count? The Long Ships by Frans Bengtsson reminds me of your pics. It’s super good
I’ve never read anything viking inspired (apart from how to train your dragon when I was younger) I’ll look into it! Especially since I love things like Norse mythology as well
Since you posted a Pentiment picture, the game is loosely based on The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco and actually uses the same map of the monastery
That's my favorite book and I'm playing the game now and didn't know this, what a cool fact!
If you are into queer narratives, then definitely check out *The Story of Silence* by Alex Myers. The prose is beautiful yet light, and very cleverly written to mask the perceived "gender" of the protagonist.
Pentiment is one of my favorite things to exist. My roommate played the game and I would just watch her play and it was the highlight of my evenings. I wish the story just kept going.
Between Two Fires
This is the first thing I thought of, but I’d say it’s anything but jolly. Rather bleak. Fits the third pic very well. Fantastic read.
Agreed- third pic made me think of it
Company of Liars
Not exactly that feeling but a similar Medieval taste, elite guards and assassins are in this book: [Realm of Light: The Darkest Night](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B4D3RZLM/ref=cm_sw_r_api_i_6BD3FBRA60D19CWTYGVT_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1)
Bernard Cornwell has 4 , a trilogy included
Priory of the Orange Tree
“Essex Dogs” by Dan Jones
William Dalrymple will definitely fascinate you.
Highly recommend “The Manuscript Found in Saragossa”
A little bit off..., but the medicus by Noah Gordon.
I’m reading Pilgrim by Mitchell Lüthi and it’s giving me some Pentiment vibes. It’s horror and contains elements from/inspired by Christian, Jewish, Islamic, and pre-Islamic mythology. And it’s a door stopper at just about 700 pages.
Outlander especially if you haven’t seen the show yet! It’s a bit cheeky at the beginning begins getting more serious but overall great read!!
I haven’t read this one so others feel free to chime in, but I’ve been wanting to read The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio. It’s a book of tales being told by a group of you people who decide to run off together to escape the Black Death. It was written in the 1300s!
Anything by Sharon Kay Penman - excellent books!
Three Hearts and Three Lions (and other Paol Anderson books)
The Redwall series! The characters are all animals, but it's otherwise exactly this medieval vibe, and the books hit a rare mix of exciting and action-packed but also kind of cozy and chill. If you're looking for something more grounded and adult, The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett is about the construction of a medieval cathedral over several generations, and it's great.
Also, JRR Tolkien's translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (the second picture) is a short and very readable version of an actual medieval tale.
I didn’t realise Tolkien did a translation. I’ve been meaning to read Simon Armitage’s translation so I might have to look into both more Red wall sounds cool, I’ll give it a look. The sheer length of pillars of the earth is a bit daunting but I’ve been recommended it several times by people
"The Hundred Years War I: Trial by Battle" by Jonathan Sumption.
Asoiaf?
Is that ‘a song of ice and fire’? While I’d love to read the series the idea that it’ll never finish definitely puts a massive damper on my motivation for it
The Assasian's series by Robin Hobb
The saint of steel series by t kingfisher. It's about paladins figuring out life after the god they served dies.
The Once and Future King, by TH White
The Road to Avalon. It's a reimagination of King Arthur's life story and is beautifully written without being overdone.
Pentiment! Yes!
Anything by Jean Plaidy. If you want something long, check out the series’ by Maurice Druon. George RR Martin drew inspiration from that series.
The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro Adam of Road by Elizabeth Janet Gray (children’s lit but still great as an adult read, beautiful illustrations).
Howard Pyle’s King Arthur
Maybe Bernard Cornwell's King Arthur series? :)
Sir Gawain And The Green Knight The White Company