Title: The star and the sword
First published: January 1, 1965
Description: After their family and the rest of the Jews of Lymford are massacred, Benedict, 12, and his sister Elvira, 10, set out on foot for Oxford, hoping to start a new life. Their journey takes them through Sherwood Forest, where they meet Robin Hood, Friar Tuck, Will Scarlet, and all the rest - and embark on an adventure to help a Crusader knight rescue King Richard the Lionhearted.
Subjects: Fiction, Orphans, Jews, History, Children's literature, Jewish, Children's fiction, Great britain, history, fiction, Jews, fiction, Orphans, fiction
Places: Great Britain
Time periods: Medieval period, 1066-1485