WebRosemary Sutcliff CBE (14 December 1920 – 23 July 1992) was an English novelist best known for children's books, especially historical fiction and retellings of myths and legends. Although she was primarily a children's author, some of her novels were specifically written for adults. In a 1986 interview she said, "I would claim that my books are for children of all …

WebThe Eagle of the Ninth is a historical adventure novel for children written by Rosemary Sutcliff and published in 1954. The story is set in Roman Britain in the 2nd century AD, after the building of Hadrian's Wall Plot. Discharged because of a battle wound that has left him lame in one leg, a young Roman officer Marcus Flavius Aquila tries to ...

WebRomney Marsh is a sparsely populated wetland area in the counties of Kent and East Sussex in the south-east of England. It covers about 100 square miles (260 km 2).The Marsh has been in use for centuries, though its inhabitants commonly suffered from malaria until the 18th century. Due to its location, geography and isolation, it was a smuggler's …

WebL'histoire de la neuvième légion romaine, la Legio IX Hispana, a inspiré à l'écrivaine britannique Rosemary Sutcliff un roman pour la jeunesse, L'Aigle de la Neuvième Légion, paru en 1954. Sutcliff s'inspire librement de ce qui était alors une énigme historique (les circonstances dans lesquelles a disparu cette légion) pour imaginer ...

WebSimon (Sutcliff novel), a children's historical novel written by Rosemary Sutcliff; Simon (Sand novel), an 1835 novel by George Sand; Simon Necronomicon (1977), a purported grimoire written by an unknown author, with an introduction by a man identified only as "Simon" Music. Simon, an album by the band Gruvis Malt

WebTanith Lee (19 September 1947 – 24 May 2015) was a British science fiction and fantasy writer. She wrote more than 90 novels and 300 short stories, and was the winner of multiple World Fantasy Society Derleth Awards, the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award and the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement in Horror. She also wrote a children's …

WebThe Carnegie Medal is a British literary award that annually recognises one outstanding new English-language book for children or young adults.It is conferred upon the author by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP). CILIP calls it "the UK's oldest and most prestigious book award for children's writing". The Medal is named after …

WebThe battle features strongly in the conclusion of Rosemary Sutcliff's historical fiction Simon. Citations. References "A Little Local History". Great Torrington. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016; Plant, David. "The Battle of Torrington, 1646". BCW Project; This page was last ...

WebGalahad (Sir Galahad, auch französisch Galaad) ist einer der wichtigsten Ritter der Tafelrunde in der Artussage.Seine besondere Stellung wird in manchen Versionen der Sage dadurch ausgedrückt, dass er auf einem Stuhl Platz nehmen darf, der für alle anderen Ritter tabu ist (siehe Tafelrunde).Er ist der Sohn von Lancelot und Elaine von Corbenic, der …

WebSagas are prose stories and histories, composed in Iceland and to a lesser extent elsewhere in Scandinavia.. The most famous saga-genre is the Íslendingasögur (sagas concerning Icelanders), which feature Viking voyages, migration to Iceland, and feuds between Icelandic families. However, sagas' subject matter is diverse, including pre-Christian Scandinavian …