William of Ivanhoe returns from the Crusades to free the Saxons from bondage in twelfth-century England. He claims the hand of Rowena and rescues her from danger.William of Ivanhoe returns from the Crusades to free the Saxons from bondage in twelfth-century England. He claims the hand of Rowena and rescues her from danger.William of Ivanhoe returns from the Crusades to free the Saxons from bondage in twelfth-century England. He claims the hand of Rowena and rescues her from danger.