Peaceweaver

Author : Rebecca Barnhouse
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 037586766X
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Peaceweaver written by Rebecca Barnhouse and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixteen-year-old Hild hates the perpetual fighting between men of her kingdom and others, but when she is sent to marry a neighboring king, supposedly to ensure peace, she must tap into her own abilities with the sword and choose between loyalty and honor.

Author : Rebecca Barnhouse
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0375898484
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Peaceweaver written by Rebecca Barnhouse and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2012-03-27 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is historical fantasy at its best. Sixteen-year-old Hild has always been a favorite of her uncle, king of the Shylfings. So when she protects her cousin the crown prince from a murderous traitor, she expects the king to be grateful. Instead, she is unjustly accused of treachery herself. As punishment, her uncle sends Hild far away to the heir of the enemy king, Beowulf, to try to weave peace between the two kingdoms. She must leave her home and everyone she loves. On the long and perilous journey, Hild soon discovers that fatigue and rough terrain are the least of her worries. Something is following her and her small band of guards—some kind of foul creature that tales say lurks in the fens. Will Hild have to face the monster? Or does it offer her the perfect chance to escape the destiny she never chose? Rebecca Barnhouse's companion to The Coming of the Dragon is sure to appeal to younger fans of Tamora Pierce, Esther Friesner, and Shannon Hale.

Author : Everly Haywood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781087994970
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Peaceweaver written by Everly Haywood and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-12 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They were never meant to fall in love...but maybe their forbidden love could stop a war. Peace came at a steep price: human brides to save the dark elves of Gelaira. Persis, an indentured elfin healer from the Dunewatch, seeks to heal the Gelairan prince. There's only one problem: her master wants him dead. She was supposed to kill the groom...not become his bride. Prince Haryk, stricken with a strange ailment that seems to have no cure, only wants to save his people. But how can he when he can't even save himself? More than anything he despises the terms of his grandfather's peace treaty, but he has no choice but to welcome the human bride sent from Haldor. But then he meets Princess Brenna's compassionate and intriguing elfin healer. He was supposed to marry the princess...not fall in love with her servant. As intrigues and betrayals grow more complicated, Haryk and Persis face a future neither of them had prepared for. There are forces at work in Gelaira, dark forces that could rip not only Haryk and Persis apart but also the entirety of Rhuin. If they can't find a way to save Haryk-and preserve the peace-war and death could be the fate of all peoples. This thrilling romantic fantasy inspired by Hades & Persephone and Norse mythology takes place 500 years before the events of Dark Affliction can be read on its own! With explosions of magic, a hint of spice, and epic worldbuilding, this novel will enthrall fans of How to Tame Your Dragon, Elise Kova and Sarah J. Maas...with no sex. If you enjoy strong heroines, tragic heroes, and clean romance, you need to grab a copy of Peaceweaver.

Author : Candace Wellman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780874223460
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Peace Weavers written by Candace Wellman and published by . This book was released on 2017-05 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the mid-1800s, Coast and Interior Salish families arranged strategic cross-cultural marriages, and these alliances played a crucial role in regional settlement and spared Puget Sound's upper corner from the tragic conflicts other regions experienced. Although accounts of the men exist in a variety of records, the contributions of their native wives remain unacknowledged. Author Candace Wellman hopes to shatter stereotypes surrounding these relationships. The four women profiled--Caroline Davis Kavanaugh, Mary Fitzhugh Lear Phillips, Clara Tennant Selhameten, and Nellie Carr Lane--exhibited exceptional endurance, strength, and adaptability. Remembered as loving mothers and good neighbors, they ran successful farms, nursed and supported family members, served as midwives, and operated profitable businesses. They visited relatives and attended ancestral gatherings, often with their children. Each woman's story is uniquely her own, but together they and other intermarried women left lasting legacies. They were peace weavers.

Author : Robert E. Bjork
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803261501
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Beowulf Handbook written by Robert E. Bjork and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most revered work composed in Old English,Beowulfis one of the landmarks of European literature. This handbook supplies a wealth of insights into all major aspects of this wondrous poem and its scholarly tradition. Each chapter provides a history of the scholarly interest in a particular topic, a synthesis of present knowledge and opinion, and an analysis of scholarly work that remains to be done. Written to accommodate the needs of a broad audience,A Beowulf Handbookwill be of value to nonspecialists who wish simply to read and enjoy Beowulf and to scholars at work on their own research. In its clear and comprehensive treatment of the poem and its scholarship, this book will prove an indispensable guide to readers and specialists for many years to come.

Author : Peter Stuart Baker
Publisher : D. S. Brewer
ISBN 13 : 1843843463
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Honour, Exchange and Violence in Beowulf written by Peter Stuart Baker and published by D. S. Brewer. This book was released on 2013 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues for a new reading of Beowulf in its contemporary context, where honour and violence are intimately linked. This book examines violence in its social setting, and especially as an essential element in the heroic system of exchange (sometimes called the Economy of Honour). It situates Beowulf in a northern European culture where violence was not stigmatized as evidence of a breakdown in social order but rather was seen as a reasonable way to get things done; where kings and their retainers saw themselves above all as warriors whose chief occupation was thepursuit of honour; and where most successful kings were those perceived as most predatory. Though kings and their subjects yearned for peace, the political and religious institutions of the time did little to restrain their violent impulses. Drawing on works from Britain, Scandinavia, and Ireland, which show how the practice of violence was governed by rules and customs which were observed, with variations, over a wide area, this book makes use of historicist and anthropological approaches to its subject. It takes a neutral attitude towards the phenomena it examines, but at the same time describes them fortnightly, avoiding euphemism and excuse-making on the one hand and condemnation on the other. In this it attempts to avoid the errors of critics who have sometimes been led astray by modern assumptions about the morality of violence. PETER S. BAKER is Professor of English at the Universityof Virginia.

Author : Judith Arnopp
Publisher : FeedARead.com
ISBN 13 : 9781849234771
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Peaceweaver written by Judith Arnopp and published by FeedARead.com. This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Eadgyth, wife of Gruffydd ap Llewellyn of Wales and Harold II of England. When Ælfgar of Mercia, falls foul of the king and is exiled his daughter, Eadgyth's life is changed forever. Sold into a disastrous marriage with Gruffydd ap Llewellyn, King of the Welsh; a man old enough to be her grandfather, Eadgyth ultimately finds herself accused of fornication, incest and treason. Alone in a foreign land, her life is forfeit until a surprise night attack destroys Gruffydd's palace and Eadgyth is taken prisoner by Earl Harold of Wessex. At the Saxon court she infiltrates the sticky intrigues of the Godwin family and, on the eve of his accession to the English throne, she agrees to marry Harold Godwinson. As William the Bastard assembles his fleet in the south and Harald Hardrada prepares to invade from the North their future is threatened and the portentous date of October 14th 1066 looms.

Author : Tracey Warr
Publisher : Meanda Books
ISBN 13 : 1739270061
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Almodis written by Tracey Warr and published by Meanda Books. This book was released on 2023-07-10 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Repudiated, kidnapped, excommunicated, desired. At a time when a noblewoman’s purpose is to produce heirs, Almodis resolves to create her own dynasty. Almodis’ path to power and happiness is fraught with drama. Forbidden love and murder underpin this extraordinary story based on the life of a scandalous female lord whose descendants went on to rule in France, Spain and England. Almodis de la Marche was ‘afflicted with a Godless female itch’, according to the monk chronicler William of Malmesbury but she was ‘radiant upon Earth’, according to her third husband, Ramon Berenger, count of Barcelona. What were the motivations, triumphs and griefs behind her scandal? A novel based on the life of the real eleventh-century Almodis de la Marche, countess of Toulouse and Barcelona. ‘Almodis is feisty. She takes any situation by the scruff of the neck and shakes the best out of it that she can. Warr brings her off the page … I read the book over a couple of days when I really should have been doing something else.’ The Book Bag

Author : Stefany Wragg
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000595226
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Early English Queens, 650–850 written by Stefany Wragg and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-06-06 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers the first dedicated and comprehensive examination of the lives of nearly thirty women known to occupy the office of queen in the English kingdoms between 650 and 850. The queens of early England are often shadowy figures in the historical record, beset by numerous issues which have largely confined them to the margins of history. Through careful analysis, the volume presents a ground-breaking appraisal of the role of queens in early England, and how their actions and identities shaped their practice of queenship. Organised thematically, it offers an overview of queens in many different roles, such as agents of Christianity, mothers, and peace-weavers. From high profile queens such as Æthelthryth of Ely and Cynethryth of Mercia, to the shadowy Leofrun of East Anglia and the nameless queen of Anna of East Anglia, the book engages with sources to advance fuller narratives about even the most obscure queens of the era. Aided by resources such as genealogical tables, Early English Queens, 650–850 is an ideal resource for students and scholars at all levels, as well general readers, interested in the lives of queens and early English history.

Author : James S. Mehoke
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110814900
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Robert Graves: Peace-Weaver written by James S. Mehoke and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2017-12-04 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: