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Far traveler is the story of aelfwyn, daughter of aethelflaed, heroine of tingle s first book, the edge on the sword. Who will save her when everyone around her is dead. The films sets were designed by the art directors mario chiari and gianni polidori. The edge of the sword download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our pro connect email alert. For starters, it does a fine job showing that military effectiveness is a function of a host of different factors, which are nicely catalogued in the book.
Bernard cornwell arthur trilogy a summer in jersey i was fortunate enough to pick this book out of a bargin bin for beach reading. World history up to 1650 junior high 7thgrade and up. The edge on the sword by rebecca tingle 2002 best books for young adults princess aethelflaed finds herself reluctantly betrothed to an ally of her fathers, in hope that their marriage will bring peace to the land. In the thrilling story of a girl becoming a leader, king alfreds eldest daughter must use her inner resources and battle skills to save her own life and protect the lives of her men, becoming the greatest heroine in old english medieval history. Twitchell is a major addition to reconstruction literature. Jun 25, 2001 the edge on the sword is a imaginative, speculative tale of the early life of aethelflaed, eldest daughter of king alfred the great of england, who grew up to govern mercia and be known as the lady of the mercians after the death of her husband ethelred of mercia. Making history come alive, rebecca tingle mixed magnificent facts and fiction together to make an unforgettable story, where any girl can escape. In ninthcentury britain, fifteenyearold aethelflaed, daughter of king alfred of west saxony, finds she must assume new responsibilities much sooner than expected when she is. Of prestige, of doctrine, of politics and the soldier. Pdf the edge on the sword by rebecca tingle download pdf. This is a coming of age story based on a real woman. Click download or read online button to get the edge of the sword book now. Goodreads members who liked the edge on the sword also liked. It examines, portrays, imagines, the surrounding, privileges.
Js aethelflaed, the daughter of saxons king alfred, lived in the late 800s. Try prime books go search en hello, sign in account. History, geography, government and citizenship, economics, and. She worked for a year as a member of the brigham young university admissions committee before marrying bryce tingle, a canadian lawyer, and moving to calgary, alberta. Medieval history buffs will be enthralled bytingles first novel. Read the edge on the sword by rebecca tingle online free. She grew up reading armfuls of novels from the orem public library, riding horses, acquiring as many pets as her parents would allow three dogs, three cats, two budgies, a hermit crab, and various reptiles and amphibians, hiking the wasatch range of the rocky mountains with her brothers, and. Beware, princess elizabeth book summary and study guide. Carolyn meyer booklist carolyn meyer message board. There she finished her novel, the edge on the sword. The edge on the sword by rebecca tingle set during medieval times young adult nonfiction four queens by nancy bazelon marco polo by laurence bergreen how the irish saved civilization by thomas cahill troilus and cressida by geoffrey chaucer life in a medieval city by joseph gies memoirs of a medieval woman.
Tingle brings to life the mindset and emotions of her heroine, whose loyalty tinged with a rebellious. This book is not an attempt at a personal herostory, and it is certainly not a piece of political propaganda. This book can be found in the fiction section the edge on the sword by rebecca tingle, a local author living in calgary, is an amazing historical. Emily gray in ninthcentury britain, fifteenyearold aethelflaed, daughter of king alfred of west saxony, finds she must assume new responsibilities much sooner than expected when she is betrothed to ethelred. Pdf the edge on the sword by rebecca tingle also available in format docx and mobi.
She was something of an anglosaxon joan of arc during the dark days of the danish invasions. The edge on the sword historical fiction, historical. I still know its fiction, but it becomes so much easier to connect with the actual events and people. Rebecca tingle booklist rebecca tingle message board. In the international phonetic alphabet and elsewhere it is pronounced like the southern british sound in cat or hat, something between the a sound in a northern british pronunciation of cat or hat, and the sound in pet or met. The edge on the sword book summary and study guide.
The edge on the sword by rebecca tingle book cover, description, publication history. Based on primary sources, the novel follows one year in the life of. Beautifully, remarkably, and magnificently done, the front cover illustration of the edge on the sword was drawn by karen savary, a memorable artist. A sword of elements novel the sword of elements book 3 glass sword tiffany designs stained glass coloring book dover design stained glass coloring book. Aethelflaed is a little known but remarkable and interesting historical figure. Rebecca tingle in ninthcentury britain, fifteenyearold aethelflaed, daughter of king alfred of west saxony, finds she must assume new responsibilities much sooner than expected when she is betrothed to ethelred. At swords edge italian a fil di spada is a 1952 italian swashbuckler film directed by carlo ludovico bragaglia and starring frank latimore, milly vitale and pierre cressoy. Book 1 of the best historical fiction based on arthurian legends. When the time finally comes for flaed to depart for mercia, she leaves on a wagon with ten soldiers and red protecting her. Find a library or download libby an app by overdrive. All of her life she has been through training and preparation to become a. Osceola memories of a sharecroppers daughter, osceola mays, 2000, african american women, 63. There she finished her novel, the edge on the sword, and began a second book, far traveler.
In two weeks, kenny will complete the history and geography 700 course available through alpha omega publications monarch curriculum. The book of the sword by burton, richard francis, sir, 18211890. Book title author adam of the road elizabeth janet gray. Aethelflaed was the oldest daughter of alfred the great. Though technically a childrens book, the edge on the sword is a satisfying read for adults as well. The edge on the sword download here read online now. Rebecca and bryce are the parents of twodaughters, miranda and afton. There she finished her novel, the edge on the sword, and began a second book.
Far traveler by rebecca tingle goodreads share book. There shefinished her novel, the edge on the sword, and began a second book,which is almost complete. Ted tunnells superbly researched biography of marshall h. Rebecca tingle, author of the edge on the sword, on librarything. Fraser ronald is raising funds for sword s edge, the tabletop roleplaying game on kickstarter. Download frederick merrick whites the edge of the sword for your kindle, tablet, ipad, pc or mobile. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Jun 23, 2003 making history come alive, rebecca tingle mixed magnificent facts and fiction together to make an unforgettable story, where any girl can escape. First published in 2001, the edge on the sword is a ya novel written by rebecca tingle, an old english literature scholar with a clear love and appreciation for her subject. A brutal attack by the same men who kidnapped her leaves red dead and others among her men wounded. Aug 04, 2010 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
First published in 1932 but revised as late as the forties, this is a series of five essays on the conduct of war. With a sigh she threw down her shoes and went toward the warmth. The story is a speculative account a year in the teenage life of. Jun 08, 2018 what are some good books to read, i like fantasy, science, biographies, history. And it came to pass, when israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the israelites returned unto ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword. In its sequel, far traveler by rebecca tingle, lfwyn, now 17.
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In this meticulously researched novel, which alludes to the poem beowulf and the anglosaxon chronicle, tingle brings to life the mindset and emotions of her heroine. She was married to aethelred, ealdorman of mercia in an effort to seal the merger of the remaining anglosaxon kingdoms into, well,anglelandnow known as england. The swords other edge is a mustread for students of war. Rebecca and bryce are the parents of two daughters, miranda and afton.
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