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.

[1] Published in 1762, in 1767 it was adapted into a play The Countess of Salisbury.

[2] Longsword contains "...mystery, dark dungeons, shipwrecks, abducted damsels, evil monks, and heartless villains",[3] Although titled Longsword, Earl of Salisbury: An Historical Romance, Albert Power views it as the "cornerstone" of the Irish Gothic novel as well.

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