But the knight who Ayla encounters is no Robin Hood, he's the Red Robber Knight, a man feared by all. For anyone unfamiliar with the term as I was, it's a knight who's honor has been compromised and thus robs the innocent. While preparing to ready the castle and the peasants living off the land, Ayla encounters a robber knight.
Ayla's father, the king, is a sick man and no longer able to counter such attacks, so it's up to his 17 year old daughter to protect her land and her virtue. The story is about Ayla, a princess forced under siege by a ruthless ruler that demands her hand in marriage as well as her land. It was witty, intelligent and full of things I never knew. I haven't read medieval romance before, but I liked this one. Robert lives in the south of Germany in a small village between the three Emperor Mountains. The helmet you see in the picture he does not wear because he is a cycling enthusiast, but to protect his literary skull in which a bone has been missing from birth. Becoming a storyteller, a writer, is what I've always wanted.”īesides writing and researching in dusty old archives, on the lookout for a mystery to put into his next story, Robert enjoys classical music and long walks in the country.
And I've always loved the one as much as the other. “In Germany,” he says, “we use the same word for story and history. For the way he manages to make the past come alive, as if he himself lived as a medieval knight, his inventive fans have given him the nickname “Sir Rob.” All of his stories are characterized by his very own brand of humor that has gained him a diverse readership ranging from teenagers to retired grandmothers.įor Robert, becoming a writer followed naturally from his interest in history. Robert Thier is a German historian, lover of old books and award-winning writer, whose novels and stories encompass the historical, satirical, and fantastical.
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