True Thomas

By Nigel Tranter

Book Overview

Little is known about Thomas Learmonth of Ercildoune, vassal and esquire of the Earl of Dunbar, poet and prophesier known as 'Thomas the Rhymer'. During the reign of the Scottish King Alexander III, a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0340328150
• ISBN13: 9780340328156
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 1.3" x 4.5"

Customer Reviews

True Thomas and True Nigel

Mr. Tranter never ceases to amaze me. Here set in the late 1200's in Scotland Thomas Learmonth of Ercildoune, a poor laird with a lame leg is esquire to one of the kingdom's most powerful Earls. Thomas is a Poem and sort of fortune teller who sees visions of the future and puts them into poems. As Alexander III assumes power and begins to set order to a lawless Scotland, Thomas proves himself as a cavalryman and gets Knighted by the King himself. Although he is a poor Knight he falls in love and elopes with Bethoc the Earl of Dunbar and March's daughter. He then secretly becomes a steward to Alexander III in the wild Highlands of Scotland and sets order to the some of the King's land and eventually returns to court. Through Thomas he predicts the fall of Alexander III and his heirs, the anarchy of Scotland during the time of all the claimants to the throne and the hammer of Edward, the Longshanks, King of England. The stage is set for the rise of William Wallace and Robert, the Bruce. A great read and I put it up against any Tranter novel I have read yet. A must for Tranter fans.