Summary Of Winning His Sage By George Henty

Winning His Spurs, a book by George Alfred Henty. All over England, preachers' speeches entice young men to take oaths to go on a mission that they probably they probably won’t come back from, a crusade. The Earl of Evesham decides to form part of the crusaders army and gathers up a long list of men, among those is Cuthbert. At a young age Cuthbert gained the favor of Earl of Evesham with his quick wit, patriotism for England, and willingness to help. Now these factors help him get on the list as the earls page. From England they travel to Rhodes. On the way to Rhodes, Cuthbert encounters large bands pirates and is outnumbered two to one and yet Cuthbert comes out the victor. From Rhodes they sail to Israel and march to Jerusalem. On
His tan arms were cover with bruises and pink scars from the battle the previous week. His face gentle and kind with sparkling blue eyes. His sandy hair reaching almost to his ears. On his torso was a set of scratched and dented armor. One personality trait of Cuthbert is he is brave. The reason for this is he defends the king of England when he has fallen knowing the he could die in protecting the king. Another example is when he fights the pirates, even though vastly outnumbered (chapter ten). Another personality trait is love for his faith. The trait is proven by Cuthbert wanting to go on the crusade for his faith, not for money, and knowing it might cost his life. The theme of this book is bravery. Throughout the book, all we see from the crusaders is bravery. During the crusade the knights were always steadfast as we see on chapter 13, as the knights face death or conversion, they steadfastly say their prayers and get beheaded. Another prime example of this is when Cuthbert is outlawed by the false king John he returns to help a maiden, discarding the price on his head. This theme of bravery is important to me, but it is mainly important to the Christians in the middle-east as they face the same dilemma as the knights in chapter