The Knight, the Horse, and the Black Hound
A Pilgrimage to Jerusalem and the Legacy of the Keepers

Jerusalem, 1096.

When Sir Gawain of Artois answers the call to journey to the Holy City, he believes he understands what lies ahead. He expects hardship, battle, and glory. What he does not expect is a journey that will challenge everything he believes about faith, memory, and himself.

Accompanied by his loyal warhorse, Valen, and his faithful black hound, Shadow, Gawain leaves the familiar fields of northern France and travels east toward Jerusalem. Along the way he encounters pilgrims, monks, warriors, and forgotten communities whose stories reveal a world far more complex than the one he left behind.

After surviving the conquest of Jerusalem, Gawain becomes drawn into a mystery hidden beneath the ancient stones of the Holy City. Guided by Brother Mattai, a Syriac monk and guardian of ancient traditions, he uncovers fragments of a forgotten legacy preserved through centuries of faith, persecution, and sacrifice.

As long-buried manuscripts emerge from caves, monasteries, and hidden chambers, Gawain discovers that the greatest treasure of Jerusalem is not gold, relics, or power, but something far more enduring: memory itself.

Part historical adventure, part spiritual pilgrimage, and part mystery, The Knight, the Horse, and the Black Hound is a sweeping tale of courage, faith, friendship, and the ordinary believers whose stories history nearly forgot.

Set against the rich backdrop of medieval Jerusalem and inspired by the living Christian heritage of the Holy Land, this novel invites readers on an unforgettable journey through one of the most remarkable cities in human history.

For fans of historical fiction, Christian fiction, and stories of pilgrimage, discovery, and redemption, this is a journey you will not soon forget.