The Dolphin Ring Cycle Series by Rosemary Sutcliff, Charles Keeping

3.99 · 78 ratings
  • The Eagle of the Ninth (The Dolphin Ring Cycle #1)
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    The Eagle of the Ninth (The Dolphin Ring Cycle #1)

    Rosemary Sutcliff

    · 20 ratings · published 1954

    In A.D. 119 the Ninth Roman Legion marched north into the wilds of Britain beyond Agricola's Wall and disappeared without a trace. Fifteen years later, Marcus Flavius Aquila, the son of the unit's commander, embarks on a quest to recovers the lost eagle standard on the Ninth, symbol of a legion's- and his family's- honor.

  • The Silver Branch (The Dolphin Ring Cycle #2)
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    The Silver Branch (The Dolphin Ring Cycle #2)

    Rosemary Sutcliff, Charles Keeping

    · 14 ratings · published 1957

    Intrigue, plotting, and battles in the second of Rosemary Sutcliff's best-selling trilogy which began with The Eagle of the NinthViolence and unrest are sweeping through Roman Britain. Justin and Flavius find themselves caught up in the middle of it all when they discover a plot to overthrow the Emperor.In fear for their lives they gather together a tattered band of men and lead them into the thick of battle, to defend the honour of Rome... more

  • The Lantern Bearers (The Dolphin Ring Cycle #4)
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    The Lantern Bearers (The Dolphin Ring Cycle #4)

    Rosemary Sutcliff

    · 14 ratings · published 1959

    The Romans have abandoned Britain, leaving it open to the twin threats of civil war and Saxon invasion. When his home and all he loves are destroyed, Aquila endures years of torment before deciding to put some meaning back into his life.

  • Sword at Sunset (The Dolphin Ring Cycle #5)
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    Sword at Sunset (The Dolphin Ring Cycle #5)

    Rosemary Sutcliff

    · 14 ratings · published 1963

    This brilliant reconception of the Arthurian epic cuts through the familiar myths and tells the story of the real King Arthur: Artos the Bear, the mighty warrior-king who saved the last lights of Western civilization when the barbarian darkness descended in the fifth century. Artos here comes alive: bold and forceful in battle, warm and generous in friendship, tough in politics, shrewd in the strategy of war - and tender and tragically tormented in love... more

  • Sword Song (The Dolphin Ring Cycle #7)
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    Sword Song (The Dolphin Ring Cycle #7)

    Rosemary Sutcliff

    · 8 ratings · published 1997

    Discovered among Rosemary Sutcliff 's papers after her death in 1992, Sword Song is the swashbuckling epic of a young Viking swordsman, banished from his home for unintentionally killing a man, who takes up a new life as a mercenary.

  • The Shield Ring (The Dolphin Ring Cycle #8)
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    The Shield Ring (The Dolphin Ring Cycle #8)

    Rosemary Sutcliff

    · 8 ratings · published 1956

    High in the mountains of the Lake District is a secret valley where the Vikings have their last stronghold--their Shield Ring. The Normans seek to crush this group of Northmen and to bring all of England under their control. They build a castle in Carlisle and send an army north. Meanwhile, the Northmen lamb and harvest as though life were normal, but Ari Knudson sharpens Wave-flame and the Jarl prepares his War Host... more

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