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Scabbard
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Published: July 17, 2012
Words: 20,913 (approximate)
Language: English (New Zealand dialect)
ISBN: 9780473214340
Short description
An old sword shows up at an antique fair in provincial New Zealand. What tragedy does it conceal and how does this mysterious object connect with Christian Larson, a Scandinavian boy shipwrecked in the year of the Titanic? a Viking past forms part of a quest for identity, set in a small New Zealand town in the early years of the twentieth century.Extended description
Theophilus Feldwebber, renouned antiquarian, makes the find of his life at an antique fair in New Zealand,an ancient Viking sword, which opens the door on a mystery involving an orphaned Danish migrant found wearing it, shipwrecked in the year of the Titanic.The papers of Christian Larson are found by his grandson after the antique roadshow and draw an extaordinary link with a distant Viking past. Washed up after a violent storm Christian struggles to take his place in a colonial community while turning away from the tragedy which haunts him.
A day comes when he is forced to surrender his weapon to the girl who loves him.
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new zealand, farming, antique, sword, norse myths, vikingAvailable ebook reading formats
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