Old French Romances Done into English

The Lady of Ponthieu stands above her bound and nearly naked husband, lifting the sword to deliver the deathblow . . . not knowing the day will come when she will restore the honor of her entire family, and save their very lives -- single-handedly.

"A History of Over Sea" is but one of four romances translated by William Morris (1834-1896) from ancient French -- all four of them tales of loyalty, deception, battle, love, and strange adventure.

As strikingly detailed as a Medieval tapestries, Old French Romances presents an entrancing vision of the days of knightly honor and courtly intrigue.