The: Black Rose(1950)
With the help of a local merchant, Maryam escapes the harem and disguises herself as a servant boy to stay near Walter, whom she believes is the man destined to take her home. Though Walter initially views her as a nuisance, she eventually wins his heart as they navigate the perils of the Gobi Desert. Final Return
The Black Rose (1950) is a sweeping historical epic set in the late 13th century, following the journey of a disinherited Saxon nobleman from England to the distant lands of the Mongol Empire. The Saxon Rebellion The Black Rose(1950)
The story begins in England, 200 years after the Norman Conquest. Walter of Gurnie, a proud Saxon scholar and illegitimate son of the late Earl of Lessford, returns from Oxford to find himself disinherited. His only inheritance is a pair of boots—a final token of his father's love—while the family’s estate falls to his father’s Norman widow. With the help of a local merchant, Maryam
Walter and Tristram travel to the Holy Land, eventually joining a massive merchant caravan bound for the court of Kublai Khan in Cathay (China). The caravan is protected by the fearsome Mongol General Bayan of the Hundred Eyes, a brilliant and ruthless strategist who is preparing to invade the region. The Saxon Rebellion The story begins in England,
With the help of a local merchant, Maryam escapes the harem and disguises herself as a servant boy to stay near Walter, whom she believes is the man destined to take her home. Though Walter initially views her as a nuisance, she eventually wins his heart as they navigate the perils of the Gobi Desert. Final Return
The Black Rose (1950) is a sweeping historical epic set in the late 13th century, following the journey of a disinherited Saxon nobleman from England to the distant lands of the Mongol Empire. The Saxon Rebellion
The story begins in England, 200 years after the Norman Conquest. Walter of Gurnie, a proud Saxon scholar and illegitimate son of the late Earl of Lessford, returns from Oxford to find himself disinherited. His only inheritance is a pair of boots—a final token of his father's love—while the family’s estate falls to his father’s Norman widow.
Walter and Tristram travel to the Holy Land, eventually joining a massive merchant caravan bound for the court of Kublai Khan in Cathay (China). The caravan is protected by the fearsome Mongol General Bayan of the Hundred Eyes, a brilliant and ruthless strategist who is preparing to invade the region.