The Running Wolf: A Tale about the Shotley Bridge Swordmakers - Couverture rigide

Steadman, Helen

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ISBN 10 : 1915421071 ISBN 13 : 9781915421074

Editeur : Bell Jar Books, 2022

Synopsis

The running wolf inscription told the world that a Solingen blade was at its throat.

When a German smuggler is imprisoned in Morpeth Gaol in the winter of 1703, why does Queen Anne's powerful right-hand man, the Earl of Nottingham, take such a keen interest?

At the end of the turbulent 17th century, the ties that bind men are fraying, turning neighbour against neighbour, friend against friend and brother against brother. Beneath a seething layer of religious intolerance, community suspicion and political intrigue, The Running Wolf takes us deep into the heart of rebel country in the run-up to the 1715 Jacobite uprising.

Hermann Mohll is a master sword maker from Solingen in Germany who risks his life by breaking his guild oaths and settling in England. While trying to save his family and neighbours from poverty, he is caught smuggling swords and finds himself in Morpeth Gaol facing charges of High Treason.

Determined to hold his tongue and his nerve, Mohll finds himself at the mercy of the corrupt keeper, Robert Tipstaff. The keeper fancies he can persuade the truth out of Mohll and make him face the ultimate justice: hanging, drawing and quartering. But in this tangled web of secrets and lies, just who is telling the truth?

The Running Wolf is biographical historical fiction based on the real-life Shotley Bridge swordmakers who defected to England in 1687.

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The Running Wolf is the story of a group of master swordmakers who defected from Solingen, Germany and moved to Shotley Bridge, England in 1687. As well as carrying out in-depth archive research and visiting forges in Solingen to bring her story to life, Helen also undertook blacksmith training, which culminated in making her own sword. During her archive research, Helen uncovered a lot of new material and she published her findings in the Northern History journal.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bell Jar Books
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1915421071
• ISBN 13: 9781915421074
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 306
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible