De Morville’s Sword
When Sir Hugh De Morville galloped North after the tumultuous events in Canterbury in December 1170, little did he know that his mission to destroy the sword that killed Archbishop Thomas Becket would echo down the centuries...
The legend of what happened to De Morville’s sword is about to resurface 800 years later in a quiet Cumbrian village and give a group of young children a summer they will never forget. As the villagers swelter in the summer’s heat whilst preparing for the annual fete, it becomes clear that the mystery of De Morville’s sword has to be solved if the ghosts of the past are to be allowed to rest.Will the children find the sword? Who are the ghosts and what are they trying to tell them?And can they prevent the sword from killing once more? Perfect chapter book for middle-grade readers and young adults.
