The Greatest Books of All Time on Chivalry

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
8 Don Quixote Miguel de Cervantes 1605 Spanish Spanish
110 The Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer 1400 British Middle english
286 The Once and Future King T. H. White 1958 British English
297 Ivanhoe Sir Walter Scott 1819 British English
537 The Waning of the Middle Ages Johan Huizinga 1919 Dutch Dutch
548 Le Morte d'Arthur Thomas Malory 1485 British Middle english
810 Amadis of Gaul Garci R. de Montalvo 1508 Spanish Spanish
972 The Orlando Furioso Lodovico Ariosto 1516 Italian Italian
1186 Tristan Gottfried von Strassburg 1210 German Middle high german
1284 The Faerie Queene Edmund Spenser 1590 British English
1291 Parzival Wolfram Eschenbach 1200 German Middle high german
1380 The Sword in the Stone T. H. White 1938 British English
1555 Troilus And Criseyde Geoffrey Chaucer 1385 British Middle english
1628 Romance Of Walewein Penninc, Pieter Vostaert 1260 Dutch Middle dutch
1658 The Song of Roland Unknown 1100 French Old french
1866 The Lion of Flanders Hendrik Conscience 1838 Belgian Dutch
2248 Roman De La Rose Guillaume de Lorris, Jean de Meun 1237 French Old french
2511 Curial e Güelfa Unknown 1450 Spanish Catalan
2718 Sir Gawain And The Green Knight Unknown 1400 British Middle english
2746 Erec And Enide Chrétien de Troyes 1160 French Old french
2747 The Romance of the Rose Guillaume (de Lorris) 1230 French Old french
2776 Gedichte Walther von der Vogelweide 1200 German Middle high german
3048 Three Hearts And Three Lions Poul Anderson 1953 American English
3149 Chronicles Jean Froissart 1370 French Middle french
3249 A Distant Mirror Barbara Wertheim Tuchman 1978 American English
3324 Tirant Lo Blanc Joanot Martorell 1490 Spanish Catalan
4134 The Nonexistent Knight Italo Calvino 1959 Italian Italian
4479 Perceval, Or The Story Of The Grail Chrétien de Troyes 1181 French Old french
4794 Yvain Chrétien de Troyes 1177 French Old french
4956 Figures Of Earth James Branch Cabell 1921 American English
5393 Jerusalem Delivered Torquato Tasso 1581 Italian Italian
5917 Our Lord Don Quixote Miguel de Unamuno 1935 Spanish Spanish
6877 The Green Knight Vera Chapman 1975 British English
6939 The Talisman Sir Walter Scott 1825 Scottish English
7031 Quentin Durward Sir Walter Scott 1823 Scottish English
7042 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Simon Armitage 2007 British Middle english
7216 Prison Of Love Diego de San Pedro 1485 Spanish Spanish
7216 Orlando Innamorato Matteo Maria Boiardo 1483 Italian Italian
7216 The Complete English Poems John Skelton 1500 British English
7216 The Countess Of Pembroke's Arcadia Philip Sidney 1590 British English
7216 The Poetical Works Of Edmund Spenser Edmund Spenser 1590 British English
7216 The Poems Of Richard Lovelace Richard Lovelace 1649 British English
7216 Hudibras Samuel Butler (poet) 1663 British English
7216 Early Romances William Morris 1890 British English
7216 The Poems Of William Morris William Morris 1868 British English
7574 The Fair Maid Of Perth Sir Walter Scott 1828 Scottish English
8445 Trilogie Des Mittelalters Dieter Kühn 2000 German German
9858 Castle Dangerous Sir Walter Scott 1831 Scottish English
9858 Count Robert Of Paris Sir Walter Scott 1832 British English
10107 Don Quixote's Delusions Miranda France 2001 British English
10244 King Arthur And His Knights Of The Round Table Roger Lancelyn Green 1953 British English
10536 Mediaeval Latin Lyrics Helen Waddell 1929 Unknown English
11546 Idyls Of The King Alfred Tennyson 1859 British English
13010 L'enchanteur René Barjavel 1984 French French
13362 The Poetical Works Of Sir Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott 1830 Scottish English
13362 Anne Of Geierstein Sir Walter Scott 1829 Scottish English
13362 Sintram And His Companions Baron Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué 1814 German German
13597 Ettore Fieramosca Massimo D'Azeglio 1833 Italian Italian
14132 A History of the Crusades Stephen Runciman 1951 British English
14477 The Broad Highway Jeffery Farnol 1910 British English
15844 The Ill Made Knight T.H. White 1940 British English
15914 The Lady Of The Lake Sir Walter Scott 1810 Scottish English
15914 The Unhurrying Chase Hilda Prescott 1949 British English
15914 The Letter For The King Tonke Dragt 1962 Dutch Dutch
16583 Arthurian Romances Chrétien de Troyes 1180 French Old french
16547 The Arthurian Vulgate anonymous 1210 French Old french
16772 Tournament Shelby Foote 1949 American English
17158 Knight's Wyrd Debra Doyle 1992 American English
17143 Robin Hood Henry Gilbert 1912 British English
16961 The Black Arrow Robert Louis Stevenson 1883 British English
16935 Le Jouvencel Jean V de Bueil 1466 French French
16956 The Romance Of 'Antar Unknown 1100 Multiple Arabic
17158 Huon De Bordeaux Unknown French Old french
17158 The Prince And The Pilgrim Mary Stewart 1995 British English
17158 The Road To Avalon Joan Wolf 1988 American English
17158 Destiny Of Fire Zoe Oldenbourg 1960 French English
17158 A Song For Arbonne Guy Gavriel Kay 1992 Canadian English
17137 Don Quixote Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 1605 Spanish Spanish