A review by nerfherder86
Triumph dem tapferen Troubadour by Gerald Morris

3.0

A funny take on the stories of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. Part of a series, this particular book is the story of Dinadan, knighted in a drunken fit by his father and sent out to earn his knighthood. But Dinadan is inept with the sword or fighting, and would much rather compose and sing songs as a minstrel. He has comical encounters with other knights of varying degrees of competency, from one who swears a lovesick vow of silence (to everyone and anyone within earshot, all day long!) to one who fights and acts quite nobly. Dinadan thinks he is a much better minstrel than a knight, but through these adventures and his interactions with a Moor named Palomides, he realizes he is a better knight than many others. Dinadan tells his story with dry wit, laughing at the romantic entanglements of other knights, but finding true love himself despite claiming not to be interested in romance. Fun and different than anything I've read in a long while. Medieval lite, if you will; not a lot of details about clothing and food and customs of the times, just straightforward story.