The Sword Song Of Bjarni Sigurdson
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The Sword Song Of Bjarni Sigurdson by R Sutcliff
An exciting and vivid account of the adventures of a boy, Bjarni, who is banished from a Viking settlement on the North-East coast of England for killing a man and causing the chief to become an oath-breaker. He takes to the sea as a mercenary swordsman, travelling to Dublin, then up to Belfast Lough and finally to the seas around the West coast of Scotland, where he learns how to fight like a man among the feuding clan-chiefs. Girls and boys of eleven and over will love this exciting story, set against a backdrop of England and Scotland's history in the making.
Rosemary Sutcliff was born in 1920 in West Clanden, Surrey. With over 40 books to her credit, she is nowuniversally considered one of the finest writers of historical novels for children. Her first novel, The Queen Elizabeth Story, was published in 1950. In 1972 her book Tristan and Iseult was runner-up for the Carnegie Medal. In 1974 she was highly commended for the Hans Christian Andersen Award and in 1978 her book, Song for a Dark Queen, was commended for the Other Award. Rosemary lived for a long time in Arundel, Sussex with her dogs and in 1975, she was awarded the OBE for services to Children's Literature. Unfortunately Rosemary passed away in July 1992 and will be much missed by her many fans.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780370323947 |
| ISBN 10 | 0370323947 |
| Title | The Sword Song Of Bjarni Sigurdson |
| Author | R Sutcliff |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Year published | 1997-07-03 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |