{"product_id":"2940013198784","title":"THE TRUCE OF GOD","description":"INTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The Truce of God\" by our American novelist and dramatist, George Henry\u003cbr\u003eMiles, is not only a romantic and interesting story, it recalls one of\u003cbr\u003ethe most striking achievements of the Middle Ages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the tide of barbarian invasion, Goths and Vandals, Heruli,\u003cbr\u003eBurgundians and Franks had swept away the edifice of Roman civilization,\u003cbr\u003ehad it not been for the regenerating influence of Christianity, another\u003cbr\u003eempire as cruel would have risen on the ruins of Rome. No other power\u003cbr\u003ewould then have ruled but the sword. The sword was king, and received\u003cbr\u003ethe worship of thousands. Now and then a ruler appeared like Theodoric,\u003cbr\u003eCharlemagne, the Lombard Luitprand, who used the sword on the whole for\u003cbr\u003ejust and beneficent ends. And because these warrior kings, even in the\u003cbr\u003emidst of their conquests, brought some of the blessings of peace to\u003cbr\u003etheir subject peoples, these peoples welcomed their sway. Peace was,\u003cbr\u003ethen as now, one of the world's needs.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082376954096,"sku":"2940013198784","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013198784_p0.jpg?v=1763577882","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013198784","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}