Sinopse
This dramatic narrative poem recounts the fatal journey of an English lord who is as charismatic as he is corrupt. Set against the looming tragedy of the Battle of Flodden, the story interlaces a personal plot of forgery and betrayed nuns with the grand movements of armies. Scott demonstrates his mastery of pacing and atmosphere, moving from the revelry of the hall to the carnage of the field. It is a stirring epic of flawed heroism that captures the romance and brutality of border warfare.
