![]() ![]() ![]() The story itself was very good, albeit slightly heartbreaking, but then again this is part of Sutcliff's talent, to speak in an alomst matter of fact way about tragic things. The book almost reads itself and in many ways it is written in a simpler style than she uses in her other works - most certainly in a far simpler style than Sword at Sunset, also written in the first person, but then again Prosper is not Artos. "This is yet another Sutcliff masterpiece. For the Saxons have returned to threaten the northern tribes of Britain, and the Shining Company-a brotherhood of three hundred chosen warriors-must make a desperate attempt to repel invaders.Īnd with the Company travels the minstrel Aneirin, who will keep their names and their glory alive forever more. ![]() With Conn, his bodyservant, he leaves his isolated valley and joins the war band of King Mynyddog the Golden as a shieldbearer. A white stag and a dagger transform the life of Prosper, a Welsh chieftan’s son. ![]()
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