The Shadow Of The Sword

""The Shadow of the Sword"" is a historical novel written by Robert Buchanan. The book is set in the 11th century and follows the story of a young Norman knight named Raoul de Harcourt. Raoul is sent to England by William the Conqueror to help him conquer the English. However, Raoul soon realizes that he is not fighting for a noble cause and begins to question his own loyalty to the Norman cause. As he becomes more involved in the politics of England, he begins to see the human cost of war and the devastating effects it has on ordinary people. Raoul must decide whether to continue fighting for William or to follow his conscience and fight for what he believes is right. ""The Shadow of the Sword"" is a gripping tale of war, loyalty, and the struggle for justice in a time of great upheaval and change.Midday came, and still he was upon the water. By this time he had reached a great patch of glassy calm, covered with black masses of guillemots and shearwaters, over which the great gulls sailed and the small terns hovered and screamed. As the boat crept in among them, no bird was disturbed; he might almost have reached them with his hand. He leant over the boat's side, and suddenly, like a lightning flash, he saw the innumerable legions of the herring pass, followed closely by the dark shadows of the predatory fishes, from the lesser dog-fish to the non-tropical shark.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.