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The Abbess of Whitby: A Novel of Hild of Northumbria
Jill Dalladay
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Paperback. The dramatic story of Hild of Northumbria - considered one of Britain's greatest women. Num Pages: 352 pages, Map in prelims. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 240.
Chosen as handmaid to Eostre, the Saxon goddess, Hild would spend a year serving the goddess before she was wed. Her future was mapped out - until her father was murdered, and King Edwin claimed her as kin. Hild's first love was given a key command in Edwin's forces, and vanished from her life, wed to her elder sister. That same day, the court was baptised, ending the people's fertility religion and Hild's role. Life looked bleak - even more so when the husband to whom she was given was killed, along with her child. Hild resented the compulsory baptism, ... Read more
Chosen as handmaid to Eostre, the Saxon goddess, Hild would spend a year serving the goddess before she was wed. Her future was mapped out - until her father was murdered, and King Edwin claimed her as kin. Hild's first love was given a key command in Edwin's forces, and vanished from her life, wed to her elder sister. That same day, the court was baptised, ending the people's fertility religion and Hild's role. Life looked bleak - even more so when the husband to whom she was given was killed, along with her child. Hild resented the compulsory baptism, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Lion Hudson Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782641544
SKU
V9781782641544
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99-50
About Jill Dalladay
Jill Dalladay is a classicist, historian and former head teacher who pioneered the Cambridge Latin course. She lives in Whitby.
Reviews for The Abbess of Whitby: A Novel of Hild of Northumbria
Jill Dalladay has presented us with a well crafted novel about one of the most enigmatic women in early Christian times in England. Hild was abbess and teacher at Whitby and is today venerated as a saint. From her pagan upbringing to her conversion to Christianity, her story is presented with a sharp eye for historic detail together with finely ... Read more