The Greatest Books of All Time on Knighthood

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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
548 Le Morte d'Arthur Thomas Malory 1485 British Middle english
712 A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court Mark Twain 1889 American English
810 Amadis of Gaul Garci R. de Montalvo 1508 Spanish Spanish
1291 Parzival Wolfram Eschenbach 1200 German Middle high german
1410 Poem of the Cid Unknown 1207 Spanish Old spanish
2509 Curial e Güelfa Unknown 1450 Spanish Catalan
3148 Chronicles Jean Froissart 1370 French Middle french
3324 Tirant Lo Blanc Joanot Martorell 1490 Spanish Catalan
3879 The Hollow Hills Mary Stewart 1973 British English
4134 The Nonexistent Knight Italo Calvino 1959 Italian Italian
4479 Perceval, Or The Story Of The Grail Chrétien de Troyes 1181 French Old french
4576 Alanna Tamora Pierce 1983 American English
4794 Yvain Chrétien de Troyes 1177 French Old french
5860 The Well At The World's End William Morris 1896 British English
6877 The Green Knight Vera Chapman 1975 British English
6939 The Talisman Sir Walter Scott 1825 Scottish English
6948 The King's Damosel Vera Chapman 1976 British English
7031 Quentin Durward Sir Walter Scott 1823 Scottish English
7215 Orlando Innamorato Matteo Maria Boiardo 1483 Italian Italian
7215 Early Romances William Morris 1890 British English
8442 Trilogie Des Mittelalters Dieter Kühn 2000 German German
9856 Castle Dangerous Sir Walter Scott 1831 Scottish English
9856 Count Robert Of Paris Sir Walter Scott 1832 British English
11544 Idyls Of The King Alfred Tennyson 1859 British English
14679 Меч Без Имени Andrei Belyanin 1999 Russian Russian
14983 In The Hand Of The Goddess Tamora Pierce 1984 American English
14983 The Woman Who Rides Like A Man Tamora Pierce 1986 American English
14983 Lioness Rampant Tamora Pierce 1988 American English
15856 The Ill Made Knight T.H. White 1940 British English
15897 The Letter For The King Tonke Dragt 1962 Dutch Dutch
17119 The Fallen Knight Alights Elias al-Diri Lebanese Unknown
17119 A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms George R. R. Martin 2015 American English
17119 Agincourt Bernard Cornwell 2009 British English
16899 Le Jouvencel Jean V de Bueil 1466 French French