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【国外英文文学】BRETHRENROBYNYOUNG
BRETHREN
BRETHRENROBYNYOUNG
DUTTON
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Contents
Acknowledgments
Map
Prologue
PARTONE
PARTTWO
PARTTHREE
Author’sNote
Glossary
Acknowledgments
Firstly,thankyou,reader,.
,inparticularmygrandfather,KenYoung,forthestories.
Bigthankstoallmyfriends(youknowwhoyouare)forcontinualencouragementandforhelpingmetohavealifeawayfrommycomputer,withspecialthankstoJoandmysecondfamily,,Clare,Liz,NiallandMonica,fortheirinvaluablesupport,.
Mygratitudetomyagent,RupertHeath,fortheactoffaith,tireless,insightfuladvice,extractingmyYoda-,NickSayers,hisassistant,AnneClarke,andtherestofthefantasticteamatHodder&Stoughtonforthewarmwelcome,theirenthusiasmandcommitment,andNick
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’,JulieDoughty,atDutton,forcominginattheeleventhhourwithsomegreatsuggestions.
ThankstoAmalal-AyoubiattheSchoolofOrientalandAfricanStudiesforcheckingmyArabicandahugethankyoutoMarkPhilpottoftheCentreforMedieval&RenaissanceStudiesandKebleCollege,,unfortunately,myown.
Lastly,andmostofall,mylovetoLee,foralltheaboveandeverythingelse.
Prologue
FromTheBookoftheGrail
Brighterthanthesunthislake,
Boilingasacauldrondeep,
Andthoughnothingalivecouldstand
Thisfieryfurnace,moltenhot,
Percevalglimpsedcreaturesthere,
Mostdarkanddreadfultobehold.
Writhingbeneaththeseethingsurface,
Flamesofcrimson;amber;gold,
Werethingsofwingandfangandtalon,
Asthoughfromtheabysshadcrawled.
Butontheshoretherestoodaknight,
Adornedinmantle,vestalwhite,
Aredcrossonhischestemblazoned,
Aholylightaroundhimshining.
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ToPercevalthisknightdidturn,
Heraisedhisarmtowardsthelake,
Andinastern,commandingtone
BadePercevalcastthetreasuresin.
Percevalstoodstillasstone,
Hisheartwentcold,hisfingersfroze,
Hefelthecouldn’tbeartothrow
Theprecioustreasuresfromhishands.
Thentheknightdidspeakoncemore
Hisvoiceanarrowdrivingdeep;
Wearebrothers,Perceval,
YourBrethrenwouldnotleadyouwrong.
Allthatislostwillberestored.
Allthatisdeadwillliveagain.
AndPerceval,hisfaithreturned,
Didleanandcastthetreasuresin.
Thecrossofbright,unalloyedgold
Yellowasthemorningsun;
Thecandlestickofsevenprongs
Ofbeatensilver,shimmering;
Lastthecrescentofhammeredlead
Itsrough-hewnsurfaceshadow-dark.
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Allatoncethereroseasong
Frommanyvoicesjoinedasone.
Borneonabreeze,sweetandpure,
Theyfilledtheskylikebreakingdawn.
Nowthelakewasfirenomore
Buttranquilblueofwaterclear,
Andfromitcameamanofgold
Withsilvereyesandlead-blackhair.
Percevalfelluponhisknees
Andweptandweptforutterjoy.
Heraisedhisheadandthricealoud,
HailtotheeOLord!hecried.
PARTONE
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AynJalut(ThePoolsofGoliath),theKingdomofJerusalem
SEPTEMBER3,1260AD
Thesunwasapproachingitszenith,dominatingtheskyandturningthedeepocherofthedeserttoableachedbone-,,wherethehillsstretchedtheirbarelimbsdowntothesands,,thesteeltoohottotouch,andalthoughtheirsurcoatsandturbansdidlittletoprotectthemfromthesun’ssavagerynoonespokeofhisdiscomfort.
MountedonablackhorseatthevanguardoftheBahriregiment,BaybarsBundukdari,theircommander,reachedforthewaterskinthatwasfastenedtohisbeltbesidetwosabers,,theheatgaininginstrength,andalthoughthewatersoothedBaybars’sdrythroatitcouldn’tquenchadeeperthirstthatblisteredwithinhim.
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“AmirBaybars,”murmuredoneoftheyoungerofficersmountedbesidehim.“.”
“Theywillreturnsoon,.”AsBaybarsretiedthewaterskintohisbelt,,fortheyweresoldiersoftheMamlukarmy:theslavewarriorsofEgypt.
“Amir?”
“Whatisit,Ismail?”
“We’’vebeencaptured?”
BaybarsfrownedandIsmailwishedhehadremainedsilent.
Onthewhole,therewasnothingparticularlystrikingaboutBaybars;,whichappearedasawhitestarinthecenterofhisleftpupil,gavehisstareapeculiarkeenness;oneoftheattributesthathadearnedhimhissobriquet—,findinghimselfthefocusofthosebarbedblueeyes,feltlikeaflyinthewebofaspider.
“AsIsaid,havepatience.”
“Yes,Amir.”
Baybars’’,,Godwilling,itwouldbethesame.
Inthedistance,,itbegantotaketheshapeofsevenriders,,followedbyhisofficers.
Asthescoutingpartyapproached,ridingfast,’stancoatwasstainedwithsweat,itsmuzzlefleckedwithfoam.“AmirBaybars,”pantedtherider,saluting.“TheMongolsarecoming.”
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“Howlargeistheforce?”
“Oneoftheirtoumans,Amir.”
“?”
“Theyareledbythegeneral,Kitbogha,asourinformationsuggested.”
“Theysawyou?”
“’tfarbehindusandthemainarmyfollowsthemclosely.”ThepatrolleadertrottedhishorseclosertoBaybarsandloweredhisvoice,sothattheotherofficershadtostraintohearhim.“Theirmightisgreat,Amir,andtheyhavebroughtmanyenginesofwar,yetourintelligencesuggestsitisbutone-thirdoftheirarmy.”
“Ifyoucutofftheheadofthebeast,thebodywillfall,”repliedBaybars.
,,sensingthetensionintheirriders,,thenturnedtohisofficers.“Onmysignalsoundtheretreat.”HemotionedtoIsmail.“Youwillridewithme.”
“Yes,Amir,”repliedIsmail,theprideclearinhisface.
Forten,,flowingontotheplainlikeaseaofdarkness,theflashofsunlightonsteelglitteringabovetheblacktide.
Behindtheadvancecamethemainarmy,ledbylight-horsemenwieldingspearsandbows,,cladinironhelmsandlamellararmorfashionedfromsheetsofrawhide,’’founder,GenghisKhan,haddiedthirty-threeyearsago,butthemightofhiswarriorempirelivedonintheforcethatnowfacedtheMamluks.
Baybarshadbeenanticipatingthisconfrontationformonths,,ravaginghistribe’slandsandlivestock;
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’tuntilseveralmonthsago,whenaMongolemissaryhadarrivedinCairo,thatanopportunityforBaybarstoseekrevengeuponthepeoplewhohadprecipitatedhisdeliveryintoslaveryhadarisen.
TheemissaryhadcometodemandthatKutuz,theMamluksultan,submittoMongolruleanditwasthisimposition,aboveandbeyondtheMongols’recentdevastatingassaultontheMuslim-ruledcityofBaghdad,,Baybarsincluded,hadsetaboutplanningtheirreprisal,theMongolemissaryhadhadafewdaystoreflectuponhismistakeburieduptohisneckinsandoutsideCairo’swalls,.
Baybarswaiteduntilthefrontlinesoftheheavycavalrywerehalfwayacrosstheplain,.
“WarriorsofEgypt,”heshouted.“Ourtimeisnowathandandwiththisvictorywewillbuildofourenemyapileofcorpsesthatwillbehigherthanthesehillsandwiderthanthedesert.”
“Tovictory!”roaredthesoldiersoftheBahriregiment.“InthenameofAllah!”
Asone,,thinkingtheirenemywasfleeinginterror,whoopedastheygavechase.
,,ridingfuriously,,fu