![]() He is soon after approached by representatives of the Dal Riada, who ask him to impersonate their king in an effort to win back tribal leadership from a usurper queen. his freedom after winning a fight-to-the-death in the arena of Corstopitum (the most northerly town in the Roman Empire). The story revolves around slave-gladiator Red Phaedrus, a red haired half Roman, half Celt. ![]() Like many Sutcliff novels, the plot is driven by a crisis of leadership, hinging on acceptance of the ultimate responsibility of a sacrificial king. It takes place in Roman Britain and tells the tale of a gladiator who becomes involved with the Dal Riada of Earra-GhĂ idheal. The Mark of the Horse Lord is a historical novel for children written by Rosemary Sutcliff and published in 1965. ![]()
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