Ivanhoe summary
Scott wrote the novel Ivanhoe in 1819 and published it the same year under the pseudonym Waverley. The book is one of the very first and famous historical novels, a classic of adventure literature, and belongs to the artistic movement of romanticism. The action of the work takes place in the 12th century in England - after the third crusade, during the reign of King Richard I. On the website you can read online a summary of “Ivanhoe” chapter by chapter. The abbreviated retelling can be used for a reading diary, in preparation for a literature lesson.
Main characters Wilfred Ivanhoe is the main character of the novel, a young knight of 25 years old, the son of Cedric Sax; was expelled from home by his father and deprived of his inheritance. Briand de Boisguilbert is a brave Norman knight templar over forty years old, who came from Palestine. Black Knight (Black Lazy) - King Richard I the Lionheart. Cedric Rotherwood (Cedric Sax) - Ivanhoe's father, Saxon thegn. Rebekah , a Jew, the daughter of Isaac, helped heal Ivanhoe’s wound. Isaac from York is a wealthy Jew, moneylender, and father of Rebekah. Other characters Lady Rowena is the beautiful pupil of Cedric Sax, descended from the family of King Alfred the Great; beloved Ivanhoe. Gurth is a swineherd, Cedric's slave. Wamba is a jester, slave of Cedric, Eimer is a Franciscan monk, prior of the Abbey of Jorvo. Athelstan of Coningsburgh is a Saxon and a descendant of King Alfred the Great. John is the Crown Prince, Richard's brother. Locksley - yeoman, archer, Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest, "king of robbers." The priest from Copmanhurst is a robber monk, known in ballads as Brother Tuck. Ulrika (Urfrida) is the daughter of the Thane of Torquilston, a captive of Front de Beuf. Maurice de Bracy - Knight Knight. Reginald Front de Boeuf - knight, Norman baron. Philippe Malvoisin - knight, baron. Luca Beaumanoir is the Grand Master of the Knights Templar (fictitious person). Summary
Chapter I King Richard I did not return from his last campaign and was captured. "The conquest of England by the Norman Duke William greatly increased the tyranny of the feudal lords and deepened the suffering of the lower classes." "Almost without exception, the Saxon princes and Saxon nobility were either exterminated or deprived of their possessions."
Chapter II A group of horsemen approached the swineherd Gurth and the jester Wamba, who were discussing the masters - the Franciscan monk Eimer and the templar Brother Briand with his retinue. The travelers asked how to get to Cedric Sax's home. To confuse them, Wamba pointed to another road. Heading along the indicated path, Eimear and Briand discussed Cedric. The prior noted that Sax was opposed to the Normans and even quarreled with his neighbors Front de Boeuf and Malvoisin. Brian was on his way to Cedric to ask for the hand of his daughter, the beautiful Lady Rowena. Eimear said that Cedric is actually Rowena’s guardian, and she comes from a more noble family. Cedric looked after his pupil very jealously and expelled his son because he “dared to raise his loving eyes to this beauty.” On the way, they met a pilgrim who had just returned from the Holy Land. He was also heading to Rotherwood to visit Cedric, so he showed the travelers the right path. On the way they were overtaken by bad weather.
Chapters III - IV Cedric was informed that Prior Aymer and Knight Briand de Boisguillebert “ask for hospitality and accommodation for the night on the way to the site of the tournament in Ashby.” Reluctantly, Cedric ordered that they and the pilgrim be provided with overnight accommodation and dinner.
Chapter V Bad weather brought Cedric and the Jew Isaac from York to the house. At that time, in England they treated Jews with contempt, considering it unacceptable to be near them, but Cedric could not break the laws of hospitality and let Isaac in. Over dinner, the pilgrim talked about the tournament in Acre. He kept silent about the name of the sixth knight, who took part in the battles along with King Richard. Briand said that it was Ivanhoe, who then defeated the templar. Brian expressed a desire to fight him again.
Chapter VI The Pilgrim was sent to spend the night with Isaac. In the morning, he woke up the Jew and advised him to quickly leave Cedric’s house - Briand ordered that Isaac be captured in the morning. The pilgrim helped the Jew reach Sheffield. Isaac realized that there was a knight in front of him. In gratitude, Isaac helped the pilgrim borrow from a Jewish friend everything he needed to participate in the tournament - armor and a horse.
Chapter VII Richard was a prisoner of the Duke of Austria and even the place of his imprisonment was unknown. Prince John, who illegally seized power, was in alliance with the French King Philip. John hated and despised the surviving Saxon nobility. Everything was ready for the start of the tournament. At the edge of the forest there was an arena, five tents of the knights who organized the tournament and the tents of visiting knights. Both nobles and commoners gathered to see the spectacle. Among the spectators were Isaac and his daughter, the beautiful Rebekah. Cedric Sax and Rebekah and Athelstan sat separately.
Chapters VIII – IX The tournament has begun. The advantage was on the side of the instigators, with whom everyone fought. The prince already wanted to award victory to Briand, since no one wanted to fight him one on one. But a new knight appeared, whose face was hidden by a helmet. “The motto on his shield depicted a young oak uprooted,” under which was the inscription: “Desdichado” - “Disinherited.” He knocked Brian off his horse and then defeated all the instigators and was declared the winner of the day. The disinherited man chose the queen of the tournament - Lady Rowena.
Chapters X - XI Prince John tried to find out through the servants who the unknown knight was, but he never showed his face. According to the rules of the tournament, the winner took the armor of the vanquished. Disinherited, he allowed the knights to buy back their armor and, with the proceeds, sent the squire Gurth to Isaac to repay the debt. When the swineherd left the Jew, Rebekah gave him everything he had paid, saying that her father owed the knight much more.
Chapter XII The second day of the tournament began - a massive battle. The knights were divided into two parties - the first was led by the Knight Disinherited, the second by Briand de Boisguillebert. Almost all the knights dropped out and at the end the Disinherited fought with Brian and two more knights from the templar party. A knight in black armor came to his aid, who was nicknamed “Black Lazy”, since he almost did not take part in the battle. Having struck two opponents, the Black Knight rode off to the side. Seeing that Briand might be defeated, Prince John stopped the tournament. The Black Knight disappeared, so the hero of the day was proclaimed Disinherited. The winner knelt before Lady Rowena. So that she could place a crown on the knight’s head, his helmet was removed. It was Ivanhoe. Having kissed Rowena's hand, the knight fainted - he was wounded.
Chapter XIII When Prince John learned that Ivanhoe was the winner, he was saddened. Moreover, now the knight Front de Beuf needed to return to Ivanhoe the estate granted to him by Richard. The prince was sent a note: “Be careful - the devil is unleashed,” which meant that Richard had received his freedom. John rescheduled the shooting competition for the evening of the same day. Among the shooters was John's hated yeoman Loxley. He hit the willow twig and became the winner.
Chapter XIV "Prince John gave a sumptuous feast at Ashby Castle." Among the guests were the Saxons Cedric and Athelstan. Cedric was asked to name the Norman whose name was least unpleasant to him. Contrary to politeness, he did not call John, but Richard the Lionheart.
Chapter XV Brasi, at the suggestion of Briand de Boilbert, decided to stage the kidnapping of Rowena, and then her release, in order to get the girl as his wife.
Chapters XVI - XVII Having left the place of the tournament, the Black Knight in the forest came across a hut near a rock and a holy spring. The hermit who lived there reluctantly opened the door to the guest. The owner had a venison pie and wine in stock, with which he treated the Black Knight.
Chapter XVIII After the tournament, the wounded Ivanhoe disappeared. Having learned that Gurth was Ivanhoe's squire, Cedric ordered the swineherd to be shackled. Cerdrik wanted to marry Lady Rowena to Athelstan, who, like Rowena, was of royal descent. Sax believed that this marriage "will contribute to the speedy restoration of Saxon independence." However, his plans were disrupted by “the mutual affection of Lady Rowena and his son. This was the main reason for Wilfred’s expulsion.”
Chapter XIX On the way from the tournament, Cedric, Athelstan, Rowena and their servants were caught in the forest by night. They heard cries for help. As it turned out, Rebekah and Isaac hired people to take their sick friend. Along the road, frightened by the robbers, the servants fled, abandoning the stretcher. Cedric agreed that the Jews should continue their journey under their protection. On the way, robbers attacked the travelers and took everyone prisoner. Wamba and Gurth fled and joined Loxley.
Chapter XX Loxley with Wamba and Gurth went to the hut of the hermit who was drinking with the Black Knight. Throwing off his cassock, the hermit immediately put on robber green trousers and a caftan.
Chapter XXI The leaders of the people who captured Cedric and his companions were the templar and the knight de Bracy. Briand noted that he was ready to get a Jewish woman as “his prey.” When they reached the castle of Front de Beuf, Cedric realized that they were not captured by robbers.
Chapter XII Front de Boeuf put Isaac in a prison basement and demanded a large ransom - otherwise the Jew would face terrible torture. Isaac agreed, but when Front de Boeuf said that he had assigned Rebekah “as a maid to Sir Brian,” the captive refused to pay. Isaac was saved from torture by the sound of a trumpet.
Chapters XXIII - XXIV Around noon, de Bracy came to Rowena to seek the girl’s hand and dowry. However, the girl responded to the knight’s courtesies with disdain. At the same time, Brian came to Rebekah, but he also could not gain the favor of the captive.
Chapters XXV - XXVI Front de Boeuf received a letter. In it, Wamba and Gurth, “with the assistance of the allies” Black Lazy and Robert Loxley, announce that the knights must release the prisoners, otherwise they will be “harassed by a siege, an attack.” Briand wrote back that they were going to execute all the prisoners and asked to send a priest. Under the guise of a priest, the robbers sent Wamba, dressed in a cassock. The jester swapped clothes with Cedric so that the Saxon could get out unnoticed.
Chapter XXVII Leaving the castle, Cedric talks to the old woman Urfrida. She said that “she was a plaything of her masters’ passions” and admitted that she was the daughter of “the noble Thane of Torquilston.” Cedric opened up, saying that he was her father's friend. Finding Wamba instead of Cedric, Front de Boeuf realized that they had been deceived. The robbers and Cedric's people who joined them began an attack on the castle.
Chapter XXVIII After the tournament in Ashby, Isaac and Rebekah brought the wounded Ivanhoe to the house of Jewish friends. Rebekah knew how to heal and knew some secrets. They wanted to take Ivanhoe to their place, but the servants abandoned them in the forest, and then Cedric and his companions drove up to the screams. At the castle of Boeuf, Urfrida entrusted the care of the wounded knight to Rebekah.
Chapters XXIX – XXX After the first clash, the attackers, led by the Black Knight and Loxley, successfully captured the tower. The castle was preparing for defense. During the battle, Front de Boeuf was mortally wounded by the Black Knight. To take revenge on de Beuf, his captive Urfrida set fire to the castle and locked the room with the dying baron.
Chapters XXXI – XXXII Brasi fought in a duel with the Black Knight. Raising a dagger over his opponent, the Black Knight told him to surrender. Having learned who was in front of him, Brasi immediately obeyed and obediently went to the tower. Brian, having captured Rebekah and killed Athelstan, retreated. The black Knight came to Wilfred's cries and carried out the wounded man. Cedric found Rowena. The clerk from Copmanhurst saved Isaac. Ulrika appeared on one of the towers of the burning castle and began to sing a battle song. She stayed there until the tower collapsed. The old woman died in the flames.
Chapter XXXIII The robbers captured Prior Eymer from the Abbey of Zhorvo. Loxley arranged for the prior to help Isaac free Rebekah, who had been stolen by Brian.
Chapter XXXIV “Prince John gave a great feast at York Castle and invited to it those nobles and churchmen with whose help he hoped to seize the throne.” Having learned about Richard's arrival, John's supporters began to retreat from him.
Chapters XXXV - XXXVI Isaac delivered a letter from Prior Eimear Briand to Templestowe Preceptory. However, the message fell into the hands of Grandmaster Beaumanoir. He accused Rebekah of witchcraft and demanded that she be burned as a witch who had bewitched a knight. Having learned about this, Briand said that he would not allow the death of the Jewish woman.
Chapters XXXVII - XXXIX During Rebekah's trial, all the witnesses told fictitious stories about witchcraft, emphasizing that the knight was as if mad. On the parchment that Briand quietly gave to the Jewish woman, it was written: “ask for a defender.” The girl demanded that a duel be scheduled so that someone would stand up for her (Briand was appointed as the opponent of her defender). There were no volunteers present at the trial, so Rebekah sent a letter to Isaac asking him to find her a defender. After the trial, Briand expressed his desire to be a friend and patron of the Jewish woman. Rebekah refused the knight's help, but still forgave him.
Chapter XL The Black Knight and Wamba went to the wake at Athelstan's castle. An ambush awaited them along the way, but the yeomen led by Loxley and the hermit came to their aid. Prince John ordered the attack. The Black Knight revealed himself to Locksley, saying that he was Richard of England. At these words all the yeomen knelt before him. Loxley also revealed himself - he was actually Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest.
Chapter XLI While Richard was giving orders, a still weak Ivanhoe and Gurth drove up to them. Before dark they reached Coningsburgh Castle, where the “funeral celebrations” were taking place.
Chapter XLII Arriving at Athelstan's castle, the Black Knight revealed his true title to Cedric. At Richard's request, Cedric forgave his son Wilfred. During the wake, an emaciated Athelstan suddenly appeared. He said that in fact the templar did not kill him, but only stunned him. And all this time he was kept in prison by two monks. Athelstan lost some of his ambition and decided to give Rowena over to her dear Wilfred. While Athelstan was telling the story, Ivanhoe and Richard disappeared somewhere.
Chapter XLIII Ivanhoe came to Rebekah’s defense - he could barely stay in the saddle. Briand said that he would not fight him until his wounds healed, but Ivanhoe insisted on his own. The knights rushed at each other. Although Ivanhoe's spear barely touched Brian's shield, the templar fell from his horse and died "a victim of his own unbridled passions." Ivanhoe was declared the winner.
Chapter XLIV Rebekah was declared “free and innocent.” She left England with her father. Cedric was invited to Richard's court. Although he was against the marriage of Ivanhoe and Rowena, he soon relented and gave permission. “Ivanhoe lived happily ever after with Rowena,” he served under Richard. "He would probably have achieved the highest honors if the premature death of the Lionheart had not prevented this."
Conclusion In the novel “Ivanhoe,” Walter Scott touches on the political, national, and religious problems of medieval England. The main character of the work is the knight Ivanhoe, who is portrayed by the author as brave, honest and fair, and is contrasted with the templar Briand de Boisguillebert, mired in vices. In addition, Wilfred, as the son of Cedric and the knight of Richard, in the novel is the bearer of the idea of the unity of the country.
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What is Scott's novel Ivanhoe about?
W. Scott “Ivanhoe” summary for the reader’s diary:
The plot of the novel takes place in the arena of the struggle for power between the rightful king of England, Richard, and his younger brother John. Cedric and Ivanhoe are devoted to the monarch and are loyal supporters of the throne. The vile Prince John came up with an insidious plan in which he exposed Ivanhoe as a traitor, and as a result, both the king and his father, and all the loyal knights turned away from him.
To prove his innocence, Ivanhoe has to secretly return to England under the pseudonym of a knight - “Disinherited”, under this name he takes part in the tournament, where he accepts the first prize from the hands of the beautiful Lady Rowena, his father’s pupil, with whom he has long been in love.
To prove his innocence and devotion to the king, the young man will have to endure many difficulties and go through difficult trials, including freeing his father and Rowena from the hands of traitors - the subjects of Prince John.
Conclusion:
The novel teaches us devotion and honesty; a person must keep his word to the last and not break his oath even under pain of death. Ivanhoe is an example of a true knight who is loyal to his king, family and love and will never cheat or betray.
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A condensed retelling of "Ivanhoe"
Summary of Scott's Ivanhoe:
Almost one hundred and thirty years have passed since the Norman Duke William the Conqueror defeated the Anglo-Saxon troops and took possession of England at the Battle of Hastings (1066). The English people are going through difficult times. King Richard the Lionheart did not return from the last crusade, captured by the treacherous Duke of Austria. The place of his imprisonment is unknown.
Meanwhile, the king's brother, Prince John, is recruiting supporters, intending to remove the rightful heir from power and seize the throne in the event of Richard's death. A cunning intriguer, Prince John is wreaking havoc throughout the country, fueling the long-standing enmity between the Saxons and Normans.
The proud Thane Cedric of Rotherwood does not give up hope of throwing off the Norman yoke and reviving the former power of the Saxons, placing at the head of the liberation movement a descendant of the royal family, Athelstan of Coningsburgh. However, the dull and unenterprising Sir Athelstan causes distrust among many. To give more weight to his figure, Cedric dreams of marrying Athelstan to his pupil, Lady Rowena, the last representative of the family of King Alfred.
When Lady Rowena’s affection for Cedric’s son, Wilfred Ivanhoe, stood in the way of these plans, the unyielding thane, not without reason nicknamed Sax for his devotion to the cause, expelled his son from his parental home and deprived him of his inheritance.
And now Ivanhoe, dressed as a pilgrim, secretly returns home from the crusade. Not far from his father's estate, he is caught up by a detachment of the commander of the Order of the Templars, Briand de Boisguilbert, who is heading to the knightly tournament in Ashby de la Zouche. Caught on the road by bad weather, he decides to ask Cedric for an overnight stay.
The hospitable house of the noble thane is open to everyone, even to the Jew Isaac from York, who joins the guests during the meal. Boisguillebert, who also visited Palestine, boasts at the table about his exploits in the name of the Holy Sepulcher. The pilgrim defends the honor of Richard and his brave warriors and, on behalf of Ivanhoe, who has already once defeated the templar in a duel, accepts the challenge of the arrogant commander to battle.
When the guests go to their rooms, the pilgrim advises Isaac to quietly leave Cedric's house - he heard Boisguillebert giving the order to the servants to seize the Jew as soon as he moved further away from the estate. The astute Isaac, who saw the spurs under the young man’s wanderer’s attire, in gratitude gives him a note to a relative-merchant, in which he asks to lend the pilgrim armor and a war horse.
The tournament at Ashby, which brought together the entire flower of English knighthood, and even in the presence of Prince John himself, attracted everyone's attention. The organizing knights, including the arrogant Briand de Boisguillebert, confidently win one victory after another.
But when, it seemed, no one else would dare to speak out against the instigators and the outcome of the tournament was decided, a new fighter appears in the arena with the motto “Disinherited” on his shield, who fearlessly challenges the templar himself to a mortal battle. The opponents come together several times, and their spears are scattered in fragments up to the hilts.
All the sympathy of the audience is on the side of the brave stranger - and luck accompanies him: Boisguillebert falls from his horse, and the fight is declared over. Then the Disinherited Knight fights in turn with all the instigators and decisively gains the upper hand over them. As the winner, he must choose the queen of love and beauty, and, gracefully bowing his spear, the stranger places the crown at the feet of the beautiful Rowena.
The next day, a general tournament is held: the party of the knight of the Disinherited fights against the party of Briand de Boisguillebert. The Templar is supported by almost all the instigators. They are pushing back the young stranger, and if not for the help of the mysterious Black Knight, he would hardly have been able to become the hero of the day for the second time. The Queen of Love and Beauty must place an honorary crown on the head of the winner. But when the marshals remove the stranger’s helmet, she sees in front of her Ivanhoe, pale as death, who falls at her feet, bleeding from his wounds.
Meanwhile, Prince John receives a note from a messenger: “Be careful - the devil is unleashed.” This means that his brother Richard received his freedom. The prince is in a panic, and so are his supporters. To secure their loyalty, John promises them rewards and honors. For example, he offers the Norman knight Maurice de Bracy as his wife Lady Rowena - the bride is rich, beautiful and noble. De Bracy is delighted and decides to attack Cedric’s squad on the way home from Ashby and kidnap the beautiful Rowena.
Proud of his son's victory, but still unwilling to forgive him, Cedric Saxe sets off on his return journey with a heavy heart. The news that the wounded Ivanhoe was carried away on a stretcher of some rich lady only fuels his sense of indignation. On the way, Isaac from York and his daughter Rebecca join the cavalcade of Cedric and Athelstan of Coningsburgh.
They were also at the tournament and now they are asking to be taken under protection - not so much for their own sake, but for the sake of the sick friend they are accompanying. But as soon as the travelers go deeper into the forest, they are attacked by a large detachment of robbers and all of them are taken prisoner.
Cedric and his companions are taken to the fortified castle of Front de Boeuf. The leaders of the “robbers” turn out to be Boisguillebert and de Bracy, which Cedric guesses when he sees the battlements of the castle. “If Cedric Sax cannot save England, he is ready to die for it,” he challenges his captors.
De Bracy, meanwhile, appears to Lady Rowena and, having confessed everything to her, tries to win her favor. However, the proud beauty is adamant and, only having learned that Wilfred Ivanhoe is also in the castle (namely, he was in Isaac’s stretcher), begs the knight to save him from death.
But no matter how hard it is for Lady Rowena, Rebekah is in much greater danger. Captivated by the intelligence and beauty of Zion's daughter, Briand de Boisguilbert was inflamed with passion for her, and now he persuades the girl to run away with him. Rebekah is ready to choose death over shame, but her fearless rebuke, full of indignation, only gives rise to the confidence in the templar that he has met the woman of his destiny, his soul mate.
Meanwhile, detachments of free yeomen, brought by Cedric’s servants who escaped captivity, are gathering around the castle. The siege is led by Ivanhoe, who has already come to the aid of the Black Knight. Under the blows of his huge ax, the castle gates crack and fall apart, and stones and logs flying on his head from the walls annoy him no more than raindrops.
Rebekah, who made her way into Ivanhoe’s room in the turmoil of the battle, tells the bedridden young man what is happening around. Reproaching herself for her tender feelings for an infidel, she is unable to leave him at such a dangerous moment. And the liberators conquer inch by inch from the besieged. The Black Knight mortally wounds Front de Boeuf and takes de Bracy prisoner. And what’s strange is that the proud Norman, after a few words spoken to him, unquestioningly resigns himself to his fate.
Suddenly the castle is engulfed in flames. The Black Knight barely manages to drag Ivanhoe out into the open air. Boisguillebert grabs the desperately resisting Rebekah and, placing her on the horse of one of the slaves, tries to escape from the trap. However, Athelstan rushes in pursuit of him, deciding that the templar has kidnapped Lady Rowena. The templar's sharp sword falls with all its force on the head of the ill-fated Saxon, and he falls to the ground dead.
Having left the dilapidated castle and thanking the free riflemen for their help, Cedric, accompanied by a stretcher with the body of Athelstan of Coningsburgh, goes to his estate, where he will be given the last honors. The Black Knight also parted with his faithful assistants - his wanderings are not yet over.
The leader of the riflemen Loxley gives him a hunting horn as a farewell gift and asks him to blow it in case of danger. Released, de Bracy gallops at full speed to Prince John to tell him the terrible news - Richard is in England. The cowardly and vile prince sends his main henchman Voldemar Fitz-Urs to capture, or better yet, kill Richard.
Boisguillebert takes refuge with Rebekah in the monastery of the Knights of Templestowe. Grandmaster Beaumanoir, who arrived at the monastery for an inspection, finds many shortcomings; first of all, he is outraged by the licentiousness of the templars. When he finds out that a captive Jewish woman is hiding within the walls of the preceptory, who, in all likelihood, is in a love affair with one of the brothers of the order, he decides to hold a trial over the girl and accuse her of witchcraft - for what, if not witchcraft, explains her power over the commander?
The stern ascetic Beaumanoir believes that the execution of the Jewish woman will serve as a cleansing sacrifice for the love sins of the Knights of the Temple. In a brilliant speech, which won the sympathy of even her opponents, Rebekah rejects all of Beaumanoir’s accusations and demands a duel: let the one who volunteers to defend her prove her right with a sword.
Meanwhile, the Black Knight, making his way through the forests to his only known goal, comes across an ambush. Fitz-Urs carried out his vile plans, and the English king could have fallen from the treacherous hand if it had not been for the free archers, led by Loxley, who appeared at the sound of the horn. The knight finally reveals his incognito identity: he is Richard Plantagenet, the rightful king of England. Loxley also does not remain in debt: he is Robin Hood from Sherwood Forest.
Here the company is caught up by Wilfred Ivanhoe, traveling from Saint-Botolph Abbey, where he was recovering from his wounds, to Coningsburgh Castle. Forced to wait until his supporters gather enough strength, Richard goes with him. At the castle, he persuades Cedric to forgive his rebellious son and give him Lady Rowena as his wife. The resurrected, or rather, never dying, but simply stunned, Sir Athelstan joins his request. The turbulent events of recent days have taken away his last ambitious dreams. However, in the midst of the conversation, Ivanhoe suddenly disappears - he was urgently called by some Jew, the servants report.
At the Templestowe monastery everything is ready for the duel. There is only no knight willing to fight Boisguillebert for the honor of Rebekah. If the intercessor does not appear before sunset, Rebekah will be burned. And then a rider appears on the field, his horse almost falls from fatigue, and he himself can barely stay in the saddle. This is Wilfred Ivanhoe, and Rebekah is trembling with excitement for him. The opponents converge - and Wilfred falls, unable to withstand the well-aimed blow of the templar. However, from the fleeting touch of Ivanhoe’s spear, Boisguillebert also falls - and never gets up again. God's judgment has been completed! The Grandmaster declares Rebekah free and innocent.
Having taken his rightful place on the throne, Richard forgives his dissolute brother. Cedric finally agrees to Lady Rowena's wedding to her son, and Rebekah and her father leave England forever. “Ivanhoe lived happily ever after with Rowena. They loved each other even more because they experienced so many obstacles to their union. But it would be risky to inquire in too much detail whether the memory of Rebecca’s beauty and generosity did not come to his mind much more often than Alfred’s beautiful heiress might have liked.”
