It is a historical novel written by Alexandre Herculano, which leads us to a pre-Portugal.
Eurico loved Hermengarda, but it was not reciprocated. He thought. Suffering from love he relinquished his sword and surrendered himself to the priesthood, being ordained the priest of Carteia. In a twist of fate, his, true, our hero is once again forced to fight to stop the invasion of the Arabs and this time he takes on a secret identity: the black knight, the ultimate nightmare of enemy troops. Will Eurico have a new opportunity to win the affection of his beloved? Will he win the battles that lie ahead and that casts a shadow over the Iberian Peninsula? If you want to know, you have to read! AHHH! I know I am a greater killjoy, but it is worth recalling this historical novel written by Alexandre Herculaneum, which brings us to a time code of honor, moral and ethical values that echo in the character of Eurico. The only detail that continues to make me great confusion about this novel is the names. Why is it that Portuguese authors, when they decided to elect them, tend to have the strangest choices. Eurico? Hermengarda? Well, tastes are not to be discussed, criticize yes. And although I do not much approve these onomastic, I like the plot and the swashbuckling adventures of our hero who is not yet Portuguese, but aims to be without knowing it. Another delicious detail of the writing of Herculano is the description he does of everything, not forgetting the smallest detail. We see before our eyes, well almost, the battlefield, the ruins, the caves where they hide, their costumes and their weapons. Just to finish, I leave a clue to the outcome, the writer was a romantic in the literary genre, and much to the taste of the classics, which do you think will be the final destination of our hero? Happy reading!
