· THE KING'S SHADOW. by Elizabeth Alder ‧ RELEASE DATE: . A solid historical novel about the end of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom ()—a kind of colorized version of The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. In the early pages of her first book, Alder takes her most daring step when her hero Evyn gets his tongue cut off and is sold as a slave to the mistress of Harold Godwinson, Earl of Author: Kirkus Reviews. The king's shadow Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Share to Twitter. The king's shadow by Alder, Elizabeth. Publication date Topics from the gracious Lady Swan Neck to the valiant Harold Godwinson, England's last Saxon king Based on the Anglo-Saxon chronicle Access-restricted-item true Addeddate User Interaction Count: The King's Shadow. —. Elizabeth Alder. Evyn, a young Welsh serf, has dreamed all his life of becoming a storyteller. But in a cruel twist of fate, Evyn and his father suffer a brutal attack by a group of murderous ruffians. Evyn's tongue is cut off and his father is killed.
Alder's clunky debut charts the rise and fall of King Harold, as seen by the fictional Evyn, the king's loyal Welsh servant and foster son. A regular Horatio Alger hero of Saxon England, Evyn finds hi. THE KING'S SHADOW Earphones Award Winner. by Elizabeth Alder | Read by Ron Keith Young Adult • hrs. More reviews by Elizabeth Alder. More reviews read by Ron Keith. The latest audiobook reviews, right in your inbox. Get our FREE Newsletter and discover a world of audiobooks. The King's Shadow by Elizabeth Alder, , Farrar, Straus and Giroux edition, - 1st ed.
The king's shadow by Alder, Elizabeth. Publication date Topics Academic Literacy, Reading Level-Grade 6, Reading Level-Grade 7, Reading Level-Grade 8 Publisher. Harold’s sister was King Edward’s wife. His mistress sends Evyn to a monastery where he is taught to read and write by Lewys, a fellow Welshman. After this, he is made the personal servant, then squire, and finally foster son to Earl Harold, who later becomes the King of England, an is called “the King’s Shadow.”. The King's Shadow. by. Elizabeth Alder. · Rating details · ratings · 98 reviews. Evyn, a young Welsh serf, has dreamed all his life of becoming a storyteller. But in a cruel twist of fate, Evyn and his father suffer a brutal attack by a group of murderous ruffians. Evyn's tongue is cut off and his father is killed.
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