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Description edit
A masterpiece that is breathtaking in its scope, SARUM is an epic novel that traces the entire turbulent course of English history. This rich tapesty weaves a compelling saga of five families who preserve their own particular characteristics over the centuries, and offer a fascinating glimpse... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Krona: Migrates to Sarum to settle-The warrior-80 generations of Krona's rule of land at Sarum
- Hwull: Set in 7,500 BC, traveled south in England during melting of ice age. Akun wife, 2 children 5& 8
- Edward Shockley: Add a description of this character.
- Tep: Ahead of hunting community helped Hwull seek new camp site
- Taku: Long toed hunter
- Godefroi
- Ina: Wife of Krona during the Henge-they lost 2 sons
- Osmund
- Tark: Riverfolk-long toes bore a resemblance to Tep the hunter, organized building of henge
- Adam Shockley
- Samuel
- John Wilson
- Gilbert
- Peter Shockley
- Margaret
- Aelfwald
- Claudius
- Nathaniel
- Nooma: The stonemason of the henge-stubby fingers - short
- Peter Mason
- Porteus
- Walter
- Ralph
- Mary
- William
- Stephen
- Henry
- Marcus
- Robert
- Godric
- Tosutigus
- Akun: Wife of hwull
- Edmund
- Nicholas
- Godfrey
- Roger
- Dluc: The high Priest-Chief Krona's half brother
- Obadiah
- Aelfwine
- Alicia
- Wilton
- Frances
- Norman
- Lydia
- Abigail
- Eustace
- Bartholomew
- Jethro
Setting & Locations edit
- England
- Sarum
- Salisbury Plain
- Rome
- London
- Avonsford
- Europe
- Saxons
- Britain
- Placidia
- Gaul
- Winchester
- Christchurch
- Ireland
- Sorviodunum
- America
- Wiltshire
- Spain
- Italy
- Lord Pembroke
- Scotland
- Clarendon
- East India Company
- Stonehenge
- High Street
- Bristol
- Fisherton
- Wales
- Sarisberie
- Britannia
- Southampton
- Channel
- Oxford
- Katesh
- Canterbury
- Gascony
- New Street
- Antwerp
- Germany
- Chilmark
- Montfort
- Russia
- Netherlands
First Sentence edit
FIRST, BEFORE THE beginning of Sarum, came a time when the world was a colder and darker pIace.
Table of Contents edit
OLD SARUM
Journey to Sarum
The Barrow
The Henge
Sorviodunum
Twilight
The Two Rivers
The Castle
NEW SARUM
The Founding
The Death
The Rose
A Journey from Sarum
New World
The Unrest
The Calm
Boney
Empire
The Henge II
The Encampment
The Spire
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Biographical Fiction. (community list)
This book is in Big Fat Books. (community list)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Arrow Books
Country: UK
Publication Date: 1987
ISBN: 0-09-952730-8
Page Count: 1344
Publisher: Arrow Books
Country: UK
Publication Date: 1987
ISBN: 0-09-952730-8
Page Count: 1344
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.914
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