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With a Strange Majesty
Aug. 4th, 2012 03:21 pmWords : 1676
Fandom: Rosemary Sutcliff's The Lantern Bearers and Sword at Sunset
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sutcliff_swap 2012
Old Aquila's last battle : the Battle of Badon Hill, which led to forty years of peace between Saxon and Briton.
In The Lantern Bearers, we learn how the Roman British farm where Aquila grew up was burned by Saxon raiders, how Aquila was seized as a thrall, returned to Britain, escaped and became one of the High King Ambrosius's commanders against the invading Saxon threat. There he met Ambrosius's young nephew Artos - who we now know as King Arthur.
When Ambrosius died, Artos took over as the leader of the remnant of Roman Britain, and Aquila went with him to fight at the great battle of Badon Hill, as the commander of what had been the High King Ambrosius's bodyguard. Thanks to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
carmarthen for last minute beta reading.
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Fandom: Rosemary Sutcliff's The Lantern Bearers and Sword at Sunset
Written for
sutcliff_swap 2012 Old Aquila's last battle : the Battle of Badon Hill, which led to forty years of peace between Saxon and Briton.
In The Lantern Bearers, we learn how the Roman British farm where Aquila grew up was burned by Saxon raiders, how Aquila was seized as a thrall, returned to Britain, escaped and became one of the High King Ambrosius's commanders against the invading Saxon threat. There he met Ambrosius's young nephew Artos - who we now know as King Arthur.
When Ambrosius died, Artos took over as the leader of the remnant of Roman Britain, and Aquila went with him to fight at the great battle of Badon Hill, as the commander of what had been the High King Ambrosius's bodyguard. Thanks to
carmarthen for last minute beta reading.( Read more... )
