Ivanhoe is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott published in 1820, and set in 12th-century England.

Ivanhoe is the story of one of the remaining Saxon noble families at a time when the English nobility was overwhelmingly Norman.

It follows the Saxon protagonist, Wilfred of Ivanhoe, who is out of favour with his father for his allegiance to the Norman king, Richard I of England.

Wilfred of Ivanhoe is disinherited by his father Cedric of Rotherwood for supporting the Norman King Richard and for falling in love with the Lady Rowena, Cedric's ward and a descendant of the Saxon Kings of England.

Ivanhoe accompanies King Richard on the Crusades, where he is said to have played a notable role in the Siege of Acre.

At this point, being forced to unmask himself to receive his coronet, Desdichado is revealed to be Wilfred of Ivanhoe himself, returned from the Crusades.

Because he is severely wounded in the competition and because Cedric refuses to have anything to do with him, Ivanhoe is taken into the care of Rebecca, the beautiful daughter of Isaac, who is a skilled healer.

Cedric, unaware that the wounded man is Ivanhoe, agrees.

The Lady Rowena is saved by Cedric, while the still-wounded Ivanhoe is rescued from the burning castle by King Richard.

Wilfred of Ivanhoe, the titular character, is a knight and son of Cedric the Saxon.

Ivanhoe, though of a more noble lineage than some of the other characters, represents a middling individual in the medieval class system who is not exceptionally outstanding in his abilities, as is expected of other quasi historical fictional characters, such as the Greek heroes.

Conisbrough is so dedicated to the story of Ivanhoe that many of its streets, schools, and public buildings are named after characters from the book.

During the period in which Ivanhoe is set, the nobility would have spoken a mixture of medieval English and medieval French.

But it is crucial to remember that Ivanhoe, unlike the Waverly books, is entirely a romance.

She never married and is alleged to have refused a marriage proposal from a gentile on account of her faith – a widely-publicized incident at the time that may have inspired Scott to create the relationship in Ivanhoe between Rebecca and Wilfred.

There is also a Soviet movie The Ballad of the Valiant Knight Ivanhoe ( Баллада о доблестном рыцаре Айвенго, 1983 ), directed by Sergey Tarasov, with songs of Vladimir Vysotsky, starring Peteris Gaudins as Ivanhoe.

* Ivanhoe, California, a small town founded in Tulare County, United States is named after the novel.

In Ivanhoe, as in the Waverley novels, religious and sectarian fanatics are the villains, while the eponymous hero is a bystander who must weigh the evidence and decide where to take a stand.

Nevertheless, the theories continue to persist and are sometimes actively encouraged, as in the use of " heraldic " street names ( Archerhill Road, Arrowsmith Avenue, Ivanhoe Road, Minstrel Road, Talisman Road, Templar Avenue, Turret Road ) by Glasgow Corporation in Knightswood, even though Knightswood only appears in the records from the 18th century, long after the days of knights.

Based upon Ivanhoe, a novel she had been reading, the naming of several railroad towns in Southside Virginia is credited to Otelia and " Little Billy ".

In the forests between Ashby and York, the Lady Rowena, Cedric, and Aethelstane encounter Isaac, Rebecca, and the wounded Ivanhoe, who had been abandoned by their servants for fear of bandits.

Ivanhoe and Richard represent the hope of reconciliation for a unified future.

In most versions of Robin Hood, both Ivanhoe and Robin, for instance, are returning Crusaders.

Robin's familiar feat of splitting his competitor's arrow in an archery contest appears for the first time in Ivanhoe.

In summary, " For a writer whose early novels set in Scotland were prized for their historical accuracy, Scott was remarkably loose with the facts when he wrote Ivanhoe ...

* Simon Hawke uses the story as the basis for The Ivanhoe Gambit the first novel in his time travel adventure series TimeWars.

* 2000: A Channel 5 adaptation entitled Darkest Knight attempted to adapt Ivanhoe for an on-going series.

An operatic adaptation by Sir Arthur Sullivan ( entitled Ivanhoe ) ran for over 150 consecutive performances in 1891.

The story was the basis of André Ernest Modeste Grétry's opera Richard Coeur-de-Lion and seems to be the inspiration for the opening to Richard Thorpe's film version of Ivanhoe.

Scott's Ivanhoe continued to be required reading for many American high school students until the end of the 1950s.

There are, however, literary and historical bases for the custom, most famously the tournament in Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe.

Visiting a synagogue, he was so struck by some of the cadences and progressions of the music that thirty years later he could recall them for use in his serious opera, Ivanhoe.

His Ivanhoe ( 1820 ) gains credit for renewing interest in the Middle Ages.

Before the premiere of Yeomen, Sullivan had recently been lauded for the successful oratorio The Golden Legend and would produce his grand opera, Ivanhoe, only 15 months after Yeomen.

For her secondary education, she attended Ivanhoe Girls ' Grammar School and then Methodist Ladies ' College, from which she graduated, where she explored her passion for acting.

A local high school, Ivanhoe College, for 11 to 14-year-old children, is named after the historical novel Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott which was set in the area of the castle.

In addition to providing the music for The Harder They Come, Cliff also had the film's starring role as the struggling reggae singer, Ivanhoe " Ivan " Martin, which was his acting debut.

It ran for 160 performances, but when Ivanhoe finally closed in July, Carte had no new work to replace it, and the opera house had to close.

In addition, graft and embezzlement among Barry appointees such as Employment Services Director Ivanhoe Donaldson began late in Barry's first term, although it would not be discovered for several years.

Several of his associates were indicted for financial malfeasances, including former administration officials Ivanhoe Donaldson and Alphonse G. Hill.

The early UK film industry took an interest in castles as potential sets, starting with Ivanhoe filmed at Chepstow Castle in 1913 and starring US leading actor King Baggot.

* St. Enoch Centre – Glasgow, Scotland, acquired 50 / 50 stake in January 2005, sold interest to Ivanhoe Cambridge.

Scaddan became a keen unionist, and on 28 June 1904 he contested the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Ivanhoe, partly because he was having difficulty securing continuous employment, and partly also because of an interest in economic affairs.