Sword Song (1997) Rosemary Sutcliff (Author) Bernard Cornwell (Author)
When a man kicks Bjarni's dog, he kills him is banished from his village of Rafnglas for five years. Bjarni first sails to Dublin and then offers his services as a mercenary to a variety of Viking leaders, finally landing with Thorstein the Red. His duties take him around the western islands of Scotland where first he learns to fight and sail, but later becomes more reflective when he sees settlements established and treaties made. He rescues Angharad from her cousin and takes her with him back to Rafnglas where they make a home in a stirring, posthumously published work. (272 pages)
MAIN CHARACTERS :
Bjarni Sigurdson, Viking, Thorstein the Red, Viking, Leader, Anghard, Healer
SETTING(S) :
England, Europe, Great Britain, Rafnglas, Scotland, United Kingdom, Western Europe
SUBJECT :
Adventurers, Adventure, Vikings
TIME PERIOD :
6th-10th century AD
Gale Document Number: GALE|M1300095511
Gale Database: What Do I Read Next?, 2010
SOURCE CITATION : "Sword Song." 2010. Books & Authors Gale. Gale Internal User. 2 Sep 2010 <http://books.wiseto.com/bna/start.do?p=BNA&u=gale>
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