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Strongbow: The Story of Richard and Aoife

by Morgan Llywelyn · 1992

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In a desperate attempt to reclaim his lost kingdom, Aoife's father offers her in marriage to Strongbow, son of the Anglo-Norman conqueror Lord Pembroke. This dramatic portrait of a fierce warrior who sought glory in a hostile foreign land and his wild Irish princess is an epic saga of love, war, and survival in 12th-century Ireland. Llywelyn is the renowned author of Lion of Ireland among other acclaimed works.

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Audience
young adult
Length
short · 160 pages

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