kullman
Llywelyn's life is cheap, in homeland. With his grandfather dying, and his father and uncle preparing for war, as a second born son he's expendable to them both, useful only as a pawn and a life worth losing. To survive the coming civil war, his best chance is to flee to England, and from there the Holy Land, on a crusade* he can hope achieve glory as a knight, and return home with renown and an army. His only hope is to beg aid of the English Prince Richard and ask for a place on his coming crusade*.
Prince Richard is the spare heir to the throne, with no real occupation beyond being wealthy, womanizing, and drinking. For years he's attempted to escape his elder brother, King Henry's clutches and go on crusade* but to no avail. Yet. But when an exiled Welsh prince arrives begging for a place in his army, what else is he supposed to do but challenge the boy to a tournament?
This is an inspirational sports story.
*no actual crusading occurs.
Jokes aside, I'm not going to lie to you. While the events of the book center around the Baron's crusade historically speaking no actual 'crusading' occurs. it's more of an extended road trip, in which Prince Richard lies to people, invites himself to meetings he was never involved in, and couch surfs with relatives. It's really just white people, going places white people have no business, to argue with other white people. Trust me. Only White people were harmed in the making of the Baron's crusade.
Trigger/Content warning: family issues discussed. Death of a parent/spouse presented and discussed. Some family related trauma. A character is said to be sexually lose (nothing is shown, brief innuendos). Some profanity. Again no crusading occurs. Racism is presented as well as some anti-semitism. A main character experiences racial prejudices. Psychological abuse/bullying. Seriously no crusading occurs.