A character in this book is about to be executed, but a birthmark that resembles a bloody arrow under his shoulder reveals him to be the son of a prie
A character in this book is about to be executed, but a birthmark that resembles a bloody arrow under his shoulder reveals him to be the son of a priest. Another character in this book recounts how he got a big-ass sword when a dying hermit near Joppa instructed him to dig underneath the seventh tree to the left of a cave. It was supposedly translated into English by William Marshall, based off of the original work of Onuphrio Muralto. This work opens on the wedding day of Isabella and Conrad, who is killed by a falling helmet. Father Jerome's son ends up marrying the daughter of the Knight of the Gigantic Sabre in this novel, who possesses a sword with an inscription demanding the blood of Manfred to atone for his sins. For 10 points, identify this early Gothic novel by Horace Walpole.
A character in this book is about to be executed, but a birthmark that resembles a bloody arrow under his shoulder reveals him to be the son of a priest.