Battle of the Golden Spurs
The Lion of Flanders, or the Battle of the Golden Spurs () is a major novel first published in 1838 by the Belgian writer Hendrik Conscience (1812–83) and is an early example of historical fiction. The book focuses on the medieval Franco-Flemish War and the Battle of the Golden Spurs of 1302 in particular. It is written in Conscience's typical stylistic romanticism and has been described as the "Flemish national epic".