Who was Norman of Torn, the terrible outlaw, the fame of whose daring exploits was ringing through all England? Where did he come from? Was he of noble blood, as some thought, or a base born churl? Complications and savage combats are the result of the Outlaw of Torn's love for the beautiful daughter of the most powerful baron in England. His high respect for womanhood gets him into many more conflicts, but he apparently bears a charmed life for he emerges unscathed from each of his many combats. Betrayed to the king and his men by the old Frenchman whom he knew as "father," Norman of Torn is—but go on with the story.
