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The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
by (shelved 111 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 4.35 — 862,022 ratings — published 1989
When Christ and His Saints Slept (Plantagenets #1; Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1)
by (shelved 49 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 4.26 — 17,809 ratings — published 1994
A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1)
by (shelved 37 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 3.96 — 45,896 ratings — published 1977
The Summer Queen (Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1)
by (shelved 34 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 4.13 — 12,230 ratings — published 2013
The Lais of Marie de France (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 3.83 — 10,439 ratings — published 1160
Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1)
by (shelved 33 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 3.93 — 41,453 ratings — published 2007
Time and Chance (Plantagenets #2; Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine #2)
by (shelved 29 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 4.29 — 9,660 ratings — published 2002
The Letters of Abélard and Héloïse (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 3.68 — 5,852 ratings — published 1133
The History of the Kings of Britain (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 3.71 — 7,070 ratings — published 1136
Arthurian Romances (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 3.95 — 9,263 ratings — published 1181
The Song of Roland (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 3.51 — 19,992 ratings — published 1115
One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2)
by (shelved 25 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 4.07 — 18,572 ratings — published 1979
Lionheart (Plantagenets #4; Richard the Lionheart #1)
by (shelved 24 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 4.11 — 8,114 ratings — published 2011
Lady of the English (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 4.06 — 6,671 ratings — published 2011
Devil's Brood (Plantagenets #3; Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine, #3)
by (shelved 24 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 4.39 — 8,412 ratings — published 2008
Yvain, or, The Knight with the Lion (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 3.53 — 4,572 ratings — published 1176
Captive Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 3.79 — 10,507 ratings — published 2010
Monk's Hood (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #3)
by (shelved 23 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 4.07 — 13,667 ratings — published 1980
The Greatest Knight (William Marshal, #2)
by (shelved 23 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 4.14 — 10,077 ratings — published 2005
The Queen's Man (Justin de Quincy, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 3.87 — 8,147 ratings — published 1996
The Winter Siege (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 3.97 — 4,267 ratings — published 2014
The Leper of Saint Giles (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #5)
by (shelved 19 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 4.16 — 13,875 ratings — published 1981
Saint Peter's Fair (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #4)
by (shelved 19 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 4.11 — 12,028 ratings — published 1981
Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life (World Leaders Past & Present)
by (shelved 19 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 3.94 — 16,944 ratings — published 1999
The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6)
by (shelved 18 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 4.16 — 11,052 ratings — published 1982
Lancelot: The Knight of the Cart (Chretien de Troyes Romances S)
by (shelved 18 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 3.56 — 4,156 ratings — published 1176
A Place Beyond Courage (William Marshal, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 4.17 — 4,790 ratings — published 2007
Matrix (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 3.67 — 70,709 ratings — published 2021
A King's Ransom (Plantagenets #5; Richard the Lionheart #2)
by (shelved 17 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,996 ratings — published 2014
The Sanctuary Sparrow (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #7)
by (shelved 16 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 4.08 — 8,738 ratings — published 1983
The Serpent's Tale (Mistress of the Art of Death, #2)
by (shelved 16 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 3.96 — 14,033 ratings — published 2008
The Romance of Tristan (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 3.59 — 4,065 ratings — published 1170
Ivanhoe (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 3.77 — 100,740 ratings — published 1819
The Conference of the Birds (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 4.21 — 6,614 ratings — published 1177
The Land Beyond the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 4.37 — 2,577 ratings — published 2020
The Winter Crown (Eleanor of Aquitaine, #2)
by (shelved 14 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 4.23 — 6,902 ratings — published 2014
The Tiger Queens: the Women of Genghis Khan (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,828 ratings — published 2014
The Devil's Novice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #8)
by (shelved 14 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 4.14 — 7,811 ratings — published 1983
The Raven in the Foregate (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #12)
by (shelved 14 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 4.09 — 7,051 ratings — published 1986
An Excellent Mystery (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #11)
by (shelved 14 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 4.16 — 8,399 ratings — published 1985
The Hermit of Eyton Forest (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #14)
by (shelved 14 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 4.11 — 6,510 ratings — published 1987
The Scarlet Lion (William Marshal, #3)
by (shelved 14 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 4.33 — 6,647 ratings — published 2006
Perceval, or, The Story of the Grail (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 3.58 — 3,744 ratings — published 1180
The Rose Rent (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #13)
by (shelved 13 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 4.17 — 7,429 ratings — published 1986
The Potter's Field (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #17)
by (shelved 13 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 4.13 — 6,705 ratings — published 1989
Grave Goods (Mistress of the Art of Death, #3)
by (shelved 13 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 4.11 — 12,671 ratings — published 2009
The Time of Singing (William Marshal, #4; Bigod, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,955 ratings — published 2008
Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 4.30 — 25,496 ratings — published 1985
The Queen's Pawn (An Eleanor of Aquitaine Novel)
by (shelved 12 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 3.76 — 1,528 ratings — published 2010
Dead Man's Ransom (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #9)
by (shelved 12 times as 12th-century)
avg rating 4.06 — 7,337 ratings — published 1984
“The mind for truth
Begins, like a stream, shallow
At first, but then
Adds more and more depth
While gaining greater clarity.”
― Mirror for the Moon
Begins, like a stream, shallow
At first, but then
Adds more and more depth
While gaining greater clarity.”
― Mirror for the Moon
“Don’t read books!
Don’t chant poems!
When you read books your eyeballs wither away
leaving the bare sockets.
When you chant poems your heart leaks out slowly
with each word.
People say reading books is enjoyable.
People say chanting poems is fun.
But if your lips constantly make a sound
like an insect chirping in autumn,
you will only turn into a haggard old man.
And even if you don’t turn into a haggard old man,
it’s annoying for others to have to hear you.
It’s so much better
to close your eyes, sit in your study,
lower the curtains, sweep the floor,
burn incense.
It’s beautiful to listen to the wind,
listen to the rain,
take a walk when you feel energetic,
and when you’re tired go to sleep.”
―
Don’t chant poems!
When you read books your eyeballs wither away
leaving the bare sockets.
When you chant poems your heart leaks out slowly
with each word.
People say reading books is enjoyable.
People say chanting poems is fun.
But if your lips constantly make a sound
like an insect chirping in autumn,
you will only turn into a haggard old man.
And even if you don’t turn into a haggard old man,
it’s annoying for others to have to hear you.
It’s so much better
to close your eyes, sit in your study,
lower the curtains, sweep the floor,
burn incense.
It’s beautiful to listen to the wind,
listen to the rain,
take a walk when you feel energetic,
and when you’re tired go to sleep.”
―
