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1675
The Last Gladiator Clay Lane

The people of Rome suddenly turned their back on centuries of ‘sport’ - all because of one harmless old man.

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1676
The Last Voyage of Scyld of the Sheaf Beowulf

The Old English epic ‘Beowulf’ tells how Scyld, beloved King of the Danes, was committed to the ocean at his death — just as he had been at his birth.

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1677
The Law of the Innocents Clay Lane

St Adamnán worked tirelessly to secure protection, rights and dignity for the women of Ireland.

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1678
The Legend of Beowulf Clay Lane

The oldest surviving heroic legend in English begins with a wild creature of the fens that hunts men for prey.

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1679
The Legend of King Leir Clay Lane

An early British king discovers what he is really worth to his daughters.

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1680
The Legend of Pollard’s Lands Clay Lane

An enterprising knight rids the Bishop of Durham of a troublesome boar, but the price comes as a shock to his lordship.

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