De Leeuw van Vlaanderen (novel)

De Leeuw van Vlaanderen (Dutch; originally: De Leeuw van Vlaenderen, of de Slag der Gulden Sporen. In English: The Lion of Flanders, or the Battle of the Golden Spurs) is a historical novel written by the Flemish writer Hendrik Conscience in 1838. The book, written in Dutch, focuses on the Medieval Franco-Flemish War, especially the Battle of the Golden Spurs of 1302, in a style typical of literary romanticism. It is considered one of the founding texts of Flemish literature and confirmed Conscience's own reputation as a novelist.

De Leeuw van Vlaanderen (novel)

De Leeuw van Vlaanderen (Dutch; originally: De Leeuw van Vlaenderen, of de Slag der Gulden Sporen. In English: The Lion of Flanders, or the Battle of the Golden Spurs) is a historical novel written by the Flemish writer Hendrik Conscience in 1838. The book, written in Dutch, focuses on the Medieval Franco-Flemish War, especially the Battle of the Golden Spurs of 1302, in a style typical of literary romanticism. It is considered one of the founding texts of Flemish literature and confirmed Conscience's own reputation as a novelist.