The wandering minstrel, the turreted castle, the festive board, the high-vaulted hall with its oaken rafters, the chase, the wide reaches of the forests of Franconia, the beetling ramparts of old feudal castles by the Rhine or the lovely shores of the Lake of Constance, the vineyards on the slopes of sunny hills, the bannered squadrons, the din of battle, the crash of helm and spear, are brought before us with dramatic power.

Historic figures appear on the scene.

Close to the principal actors in the story, we see the gallant Rodolph of Arles, Godefroi de Bouillon, Berchtold of Carinthia, Hohenstaufen and Welf, acting their life drama at the council board or on the field of battle.

We see a woman and an old man, Mathilda of Tuscany and Pope St.Gregory VII, slowly but surely building on the foundations of a half-molded civilization the ramparts of the City of God.

"The Truce of God" is true to the requirements of the historical romance.