Uit Ouden Tijd

A historical narrative set in late thirteenth-century Holland, weaving a provincial hunting scene and everyday court bustle into a larger tale of political tension following the murder of a popular count. Rural villagers petition the young, inexperienced heir over a predatory wolf, while court factions and external influence from the English king reshape succession and loyalties. The book alternates descriptive village and hunting episodes with background exposition about familial ties, rival nobles, and contested authority, showing how personal loyalties and power plays affect communities and the successor's uncertain rule.