title: Longsword (novel)
text: # Longsword (novel)
  
  Longsword by the Irish writer Thomas Leland, is a medieval romance based on the life of William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, the son of Henry II. Published in 1762, in 1767 it was adapted into a play The Countess of Salisbury.
  
  Longsword contains "...mystery, dark dungeons, shipwrecks, abducted damsels, evil monks, and heartless villains", Although titled Longsword, Earl of Salisbury: An Historical Romance, Albert Power views it as the "cornerstone" of the Irish Gothic novel as well.
  
  