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Sword Song

Rosemary Sutcliff (1997)

SubgenreHistorical Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

ExileViolenceFeuds

Positive tags

Coming of AgeAdventureSelf-DiscoveryRedemption Arc

Hero archetypes

Outcast / LonerViking / Norse Warrior

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistExile

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterExileQuestHistorical FantasyOath-Breaking

Themes

Honor and ShameRedemptionIdentityComing of AgeLoyalty and BetrayalCultural ConflictSurvival

Synopsis

At sixteen, Bjarni is cast out of the Norse settlement in the Angles' Land for an act of oath-breaking and spends five years sailing the west coast of Scotland and witnessing the feuds of the clan chiefs living there.

Tags

Historical FictionViking EraScottish ClansAdventure