Otto of the Silver Hand is a children's novel about the Middle Ages written and illustrated by Howard Pyle. The novel was one of the first written for young readers that went beyond the chivalric ideals of the time period, and showed how cruel the time period could really be. The novel is set in 13th-century Germany, partly during the Great Interregnum and partly during the reign of Rudolph of Habsburg. The book centers upon the life of Otto, the son of German warlord Baron Conrad. Otto's mother, Baroness Matilda, has died in premature labour, brought on by the sight of the Baron's battle wounds, prompting Conrad to take his newborn son to be raised in a nearby monastery.

84 pages

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	April 26, 2024
Original release date	2021
ISBN13	9781714606436
Publishers	Blurb
Pages	84
Dimensions	152 × 229 × 5 mm · 136 g
Language	English

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