Jean de Saintre is the intriguing story of a young knight s training, his first love, and his disillusionment. It teems with details of armor, jousting and tournaments, heraldry and crusading - and also with a cheerful, and unexpected, eroticism. Jean de Saintre is the intriguing story of a young knight s training, his first love, and his disillusionment. It teems with details of armor, jousting and tournaments, heraldry and crusading - and also with a cheerful, and unexpected, eroticism.