Christian and Moor (1911)
The love of a Moorish maiden, the daughter of the commander of the army, for a Christian knight, is the basis for the story. The first meeting of the two lovers takes place at her father's castle, where the armed knight has come to sign the treaty which ratifies the boundary line between the two nations and terminates a long series of battles. The Moorish chief, a devout believer in his faith, to prove to his enemy the sincerity of the compact, makes a vow before Allah that he will slay, with his own hands, the first person of his race that breaks the bond and crosses the boundary line of his domain. After the affairs of state are disposed with, the chief invites his worthy antagonist to remain as a guest of honor in his castle, as becomes the custom of the time. The young knight accepts the invitation and it is ever thus; that he who tarries on his way ofttimes wanders into Cupid's snare. The dark-eyed maid of noble race looks mysteriously forth from beneath her half-veiled face and Sir Knight forget not the look nor misunderstood its meaning. Love when veiled is a dangerous art and Sir Knight soon finds himself lingering beneath the balcony of his royal lady love of the soft southern moon oft looks down upon the old, old story told again to listening ears. But the course of true love rarely runs through green fields and especially if man and maid are of a different race and faith. So it came to pass that the princess had a rival lover, of her own race, who soon spread the rumor that her knight has been fatally wounded in battle. Secretly she steals forth to join him and great is her joy at finding him well. But soon the lovers realize that she has been made the victim of a trick and its awful truth comes upon her when her father discovers that she has broken the treaty, has crossed the boundary line and he is compelled to keep his vow to his God, to slay her with his own hands. The lover hears of her plight and at the head of a gallant army comes to her succor where Crown and Crescent flash in fierce battle array. Love conquers and all ends well.
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