Sword at Sunset, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 30 relations: Ambrosius Aurelianus, Battle of Badon, Bedivere, Bedlam Theatre, Dawn Wind, Dolphin, Edinburgh University Theatre Company, Gawain, Guinevere, Historical fiction, Hodder & Stoughton, Holy Grail, Igraine, King Arthur, Lancelot, Merlin, Mordred, Morgan le Fay, Morgause, Old Welsh, Raymond H. Thompson, Romano-British culture, Rosemary Sutcliff, Seal (emblem), Sir Kay, The Eagle of the Ninth, The Lantern Bearers (Sutcliff novel), Uffington, Oxfordshire, Uther Pendragon, Vale of White Horse.

2. 1963 British novels
3. Novels by Rosemary Sutcliff
4. Novels set in sub-Roman Britain

Ambrosius Aurelianus

Ambrosius Aurelianus (Emrys Wledig; Anglicised as Ambrose Aurelian and called Aurelius Ambrosius in the Historia Regum Britanniae and elsewhere) was a war leader of the Romano-British who won an important battle against the Anglo-Saxons in the 5th century, according to Gildas.

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Battle of Badon

The Battle of Badon, also known as the Battle of Mons Badonicus, was purportedly fought between Britons and Anglo-Saxons in Post-Roman Britain during the late 5th or early 6th century.

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Bedivere

Bedivere (or; Bedwyr; Beduerus; Bédoier, also Bedevere and other spellings) is one of the earliest characters to be featured in the legend of King Arthur, originally described in several Welsh texts as the one-handed great warrior named Bedwyr Bedrydant.

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Bedlam Theatre

Bedlam Theatre is a theatre in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Dawn Wind

Dawn Wind is a historical novel for children and young adults written by Rosemary Sutcliff and published in 1961 by Oxford University Press, with illustrations by Charles Keeping. Sword at Sunset and Dawn Wind are novels by Rosemary Sutcliff.

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Dolphin

A dolphin is an aquatic mammal in the clade Odontoceti (toothed whale).

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Edinburgh University Theatre Company

Edinburgh University Theatre Company (EUTC) is a student theatre company at the University of Edinburgh.

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Gawain

Gawain, also known in many other forms and spellings, is a character in Arthurian legend, in which he is King Arthur's nephew and one of the premier Knights of the Round Table.

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Guinevere

Guinevere (Gwenhwyfar; Gwenivar, Gwynnever), also often written in Modern English as Guenevere or Guenever, was, according to Arthurian legend, an early-medieval queen of Great Britain and the wife of King Arthur.

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Historical fiction

Historical fiction is a literary genre in which a fictional plot takes place in the setting of particular real historical events.

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Hodder & Stoughton

Hodder & Stoughton is a British publishing house, now an imprint of Hachette.

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Holy Grail

The Holy Grail (Saint Graal, Graal Santel, Greal Sanctaidd, Gral) is a treasure that serves as an important motif in Arthurian literature.

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Igraine

In the Matter of Britain, Igraine is the mother of King Arthur.

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King Arthur

King Arthur (Brenin Arthur, Arthur Gernow, Roue Arzhur, Roi Arthur), according to legends, was a king of Britain.

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Lancelot

Lancelot du Lac (French for Lancelot of the Lake), also written as Launcelot and other variants, is a character in some versions of Arthurian legend where he is typically depicted as King Arthur's close companion and one of the greatest Knights of the Round Table.

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Merlin

Merlin (Myrddin, Merdhyn, Merzhin) is a mythical figure prominently featured in the legend of King Arthur and best known as a magician, with several other main roles.

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Mordred

Mordred or Modred (or; Welsh: Medraut or Medrawt) is a figure in the legend of King Arthur.

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Morgan le Fay

Morgan le Fay (Morgên y Dylwythen Deg; Morgen an Spyrys; all meaning 'Morgan the Fairy'), alternatively known as Morgana, Morgain, Morgne, Morgant, Morgen, and Morgue among other names and spellings, is a powerful and ambiguous enchantress from the legend of King Arthur, in which most often she and he are siblings.

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Morgause

Morgause is a popular variant of the figure of the Queen of Orkney, an Arthurian legend character also known by various other names and appearing in different forms of her archetype.

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Old Welsh

Old Welsh (Hen Gymraeg) is the stage of the Welsh language from about 800 AD until the early 12th century when it developed into Middle Welsh.

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Raymond H. Thompson

Raymond H. Thompson is a Canadian scholar of medieval literature specializing in King Arthur and the Matter of Britain, and in the reinterpretation of this material in modern literature.

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Romano-British culture

The Romano-British culture arose in Britain under the Roman Empire following the Roman conquest in AD 43 and the creation of the province of Britannia.

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Rosemary Sutcliff

Rosemary Sutcliff (14 December 1920 – 23 July 1992) was an English novelist best known for children's books, especially historical fiction and retellings of myths and legends.

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Seal (emblem)

A seal is a device for making an impression in wax, clay, paper, or some other medium, including an embossment on paper, and is also the impression thus made.

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Sir Kay

In Arthurian legend, Kay (Cai, Middle Welsh Kei or Cei; Caius; French: Keu; Old French: Kès or Kex) is King Arthur's foster brother and later seneschal, as well as one of the first Knights of the Round Table.

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The Eagle of the Ninth

The Eagle of the Ninth is a historical adventure novel for children written by Rosemary Sutcliff and published in 1954. Sword at Sunset and the Eagle of the Ninth are novels by Rosemary Sutcliff.

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The Lantern Bearers (Sutcliff novel)

The Lantern Bearers is a historical novel for children by Rosemary Sutcliff, first published by Oxford in 1959 with illustrations by Charles Keeping. Sword at Sunset and The Lantern Bearers (Sutcliff novel) are modern Arthurian fiction, novels by Rosemary Sutcliff and novels set in sub-Roman Britain.

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Uffington, Oxfordshire

Uffington is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, about south of Faringdon and west of Wantage.

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Uther Pendragon

Uther Pendragon (Brittonic) (Ythyr Ben Dragwn, Uthyr Pendragon, Uthyr Bendragon), also known as King Uther, was a legendary King of the Britons and father of King Arthur.

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Vale of White Horse

The Vale of White Horse is a local government district of Oxfordshire in England.

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See also

1963 British novels

• A Case of Libel
• A Day in Summer
• A Mind to Murder
• A Summer Bird-Cage
• Adders on the Heath
• Brighton Belle (La Bern novel)
• Destination Mars
• Do Me a Favour (novel)
• False Colours (novel)
• Fifth Planet (novel)
• Five Are Together Again
• Glide Path
• Horse Under Water
• Ice Station Zebra (novel)
• Inside Mr Enderby
• On Her Majesty's Secret Service (novel)
• Puckoon
• Star Surgeon
• Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves
• Stig of the Dump
• Sword at Sunset
• The Bells of Shoreditch
• The China Governess
• The Clocks
• The Collector
• The Deadly Joker
• The Girls of Slender Means
• The Glass-Blowers
• The Golden Keel
• The Grove of Eagles
• The House at Pluck's Gutter
• The Limbo Line (novel)
• The Mind Benders (novel)
• The Month of the Falling Leaves
• The Moon of Gomrath
• The Race of the Tiger
• The Serpent (novel)
• The Spring Madness of Mr. Sermon
• The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
• The Stardroppers
• The Summer of Sir Lancelot
• The Touch of Evil
• The Unforgiving Wind
• The Unicorn (novel)
• Time of Trial
• You're a Big Boy Now (novel)

Novels by Rosemary Sutcliff

• Black Ships Before Troy
• Blood Feud (novel)
• Brother Dusty-Feet
• Dawn Wind
• Knight's Fee (novel)
• Lady in Waiting (novel)
• Outcast (Sutcliff novel)
• Simon (Sutcliff novel)
• Sun Horse, Moon Horse
• Sword Song (Sutcliff novel)
• Sword at Sunset
• The Armourer's House
• The Eagle of the Ninth
• The High Deeds of Finn MacCool
• The Lantern Bearers (Sutcliff novel)
• The Light Beyond the Forest
• The Mark of the Horse Lord
• The Queen Elizabeth Story
• The Road to Camlann
• The Shield Ring
• The Silver Branch (Sutcliff novel)
• The Sword and the Circle
• Tristan and Iseult (novel)
• Warrior Scarlet

Novels set in sub-Roman Britain

• A Dream of Eagles
• Albion (novel series)
• Avalon Series
• Child of the Northern Spring
• Clothar the Frank
• Coalescent
• Conscience of the King
• Daughter of Tintagel
• Firelord (novel)
• Guenevere, Queen of the Summer Country
• Guinevere trilogy
• Guinevere: The Legend in Autumn
• Hawk of May
• Here Lies Arthur
• In Winter's Shadow
• Kingdom of Summer
• Queen of the Summer Stars
• Sword at Sunset
• The Coming of the King
• The Crystal Cave
• The Dragon Lord (Drake novel)
• The Dragon Queen
• The Eagle (novel)
• The Eagles' Brood
• The Firebrand (Kemp novel)
• The Fort at River's Bend
• The Hollow Hills
• The Knight of the Sacred Lake
• The Lantern Bearers (Sutcliff novel)
• The Last Enchantment
• The Little Emperors
• The Man Who Went Back
• The Mists of Avalon
• The Pendragon Cycle
• The Prince and the Pilgrim
• The Saxon Shore
• The Singing Sword
• The Warlord Chronicles
• The Wicked Day
• The Winter Prince

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_at_Sunset