Sword at Sunset
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780340225370 (0340225378)
Publish date: January 1st 1976
Publisher: HODDER & STOUGHTON GENERAL DIVISION
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Classics,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Medieval,
Mythology,
Arthurian
Series: The Dolphin Ring Cycle (#5)
Sword At Sunset is an a retelling of the Arthurian legend with the emphasis on realism. Arthur, or Artos as he is here known, is a warlord struggling to unite the disparate tribes of Britain against Saxon invaders. The writing bears all the Rosemary Sutcliff hallmarks: detailed observation of nature...
An unexpected reading of the Arthur legend, pushing on its historic connection to Celtic resistance to Saxon encroachment. Little focus on magic, lots of focus on how to get horses to Britain.