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Black horses for the king /

Galwyn, son of a Roman Celt, escapes from his tyrannical uncle and joins Lord Artos, later known as King Arthur, using his talent with languages and way with horses to help secure and care for the Libyan horses that Artos hopes to use in battle against the Saxons. When Lord Artos, later known as Kin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McCaffrey, Anne (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Ballantine Books, 1997.
Edition:First paperback edition.
Subjects:
Arthur, > King > Fiction.
Great Britain > History > To 1066 > Fiction.
Horses > Fiction.
Arthur, > King > Juvenile fiction.
Great Britain > History > To 1066 > Juvenile fiction.
Horses > Juvenile fiction.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1066 > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Chevaux > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Arthur, > King.
Horses.
Great Britain.
To 1066
Fictional Work
History
Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Fantasy fiction.
Romans.
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Summary:Galwyn, son of a Roman Celt, escapes from his tyrannical uncle and joins Lord Artos, later known as King Arthur, using his talent with languages and way with horses to help secure and care for the Libyan horses that Artos hopes to use in battle against the Saxons. When Lord Artos, later known as King Arthur, needs an interpreter, Galwyn gets a chance to redeem his father's honor and make a name for himself. But Galwyn goes farther than that by riding into battle as Arthur's farrier in this meticulously researched and compelling tale.
Physical Description:217 pages : map ; 21 cm
ISBN:0345408810
9780345408815