Ivanhoe is a thoroughly honorable individual whose sense of duty is his driving force and this sometimes causes him problems. This sense of duty is what caused him to become disinherited by his father Cedric. His father was angry that Ivanhoe followed a Norman off to the crusades instead of staying in England and helping there. After receiving a grievous wound at a tournament in the holy land by the hand of the Knight Templar Brian Desboise de Gilbert many thought Ivanhoe dead. The Jewess Rebecca helped Ivanhoe to health and a relationship began. With the help of Rebecca's father Isaac, Ivanhoe travels back to England and the turmoil there, hoping to reconcile with his father and his one true love the Lady Rowena. Ivanhoe is a knight whose word is his bond; he is loyal to the Crown of England and to England itself. He is a loyal subject of King Richard and respects that he is a warrior despite being Norman. The one fault in Ivanhoe's "armour" is Rebecca, while in the holy land feelings began to blossom even though he still loved Rowena, and it is this fact that that has caused him much guilt. Ivanhoe bears no Norman malice except one, Gilbert, who has slandered him in the worst way possible, calling him a traitor.