Orlando is not happy. His oldest brother, Oliver, is supposed to be taking care of him and Jaques but is only sending Jaques to school and is keeping all but food and clothing from Orlando. Orlando is rightly angry at this treatment and faces his brother. Oliver won't agree, and is very rude to him.
Oliver is visited by the Duke's champion wrestler, with the news that Orlando is going to try to beat him in the next contest with a disguise. Oliver is pleased, because he wants to kill Orlando, the youngest of the three brothers, but he hides this from Charles and pretends that he has Orlando's good at heart but that Orlando won't listen to his pleas to not go and try his strength.
Here the scene ends.
More soon,
Bell
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Friday, February 21, 2014
In Freedom's Cause
Archie captured the castle with little resistance. Douglas captured another castle which made Randolph anxious to capture one as well. Archie and Randolph also bagged one by climbing a wall that was supposedly impossible to climb. (This was repeated many years later by the British to capture a French castle.)
Now almost all of the castles were in the hands of the Scottish. England was stricken by civil war, and her king was rather bad at the time. Finally Edward the 2nd decided to crush Scotland once and for all. He sent a huge army to invade Scotland. They met at a place by Bannock's burn, hence the name Bannockburn for this battle. Bruce formed his men in ranks four deep, so that they were all engaged at once. The English had too many men to all fight at once, so they were unable to use their strength to the best advantage. The English archers weren't able to shoot or they would hit more of their own men than the Scottish. They tried what had proved disastrous to the Scottish before: going around their flank and shooting from at their side. This time, however, the Scottish cavalry were not commanded by traitors. They chased the archers off and the Scottish archers took the field.
The Scottish won the Battle of Bannockburn.
End of Book
Bell
Now almost all of the castles were in the hands of the Scottish. England was stricken by civil war, and her king was rather bad at the time. Finally Edward the 2nd decided to crush Scotland once and for all. He sent a huge army to invade Scotland. They met at a place by Bannock's burn, hence the name Bannockburn for this battle. Bruce formed his men in ranks four deep, so that they were all engaged at once. The English had too many men to all fight at once, so they were unable to use their strength to the best advantage. The English archers weren't able to shoot or they would hit more of their own men than the Scottish. They tried what had proved disastrous to the Scottish before: going around their flank and shooting from at their side. This time, however, the Scottish cavalry were not commanded by traitors. They chased the archers off and the Scottish archers took the field.
The Scottish won the Battle of Bannockburn.
End of Book
Bell
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
In Freedom's Cause
Archie was now free. He was very glad that he had chosen Mary Kerr as his wife. She was a true Scotchwoman and had now saved him several times.
The fighting continued, and the resistance of the Scotch was still strong. They captured more and more castles, with just mere handfuls of men. Some determined men who were not even in Bruce's army captured a castle by surprise.
Archie set out to capture a castle that was very difficult to take by surprise. The drawbridge was only lowered twice a day and then it was carefully watched. Archie decided to dress some of his men as fishermen, arrange with the villagers to hide the rest, and pretend to be selling fish because he had been driven into the harbor by the storm.
The chapter ends before he puts his plan into action.
More soon!
Bell
The fighting continued, and the resistance of the Scotch was still strong. They captured more and more castles, with just mere handfuls of men. Some determined men who were not even in Bruce's army captured a castle by surprise.
Archie set out to capture a castle that was very difficult to take by surprise. The drawbridge was only lowered twice a day and then it was carefully watched. Archie decided to dress some of his men as fishermen, arrange with the villagers to hide the rest, and pretend to be selling fish because he had been driven into the harbor by the storm.
The chapter ends before he puts his plan into action.
More soon!
Bell
Friday, February 7, 2014
Brendan Voyage
They were close to land now, and out of the ice. The Newfoundlands were surrounded by fog, so Brendan was 30 miles off of where she was estimated to be. The ship that met with them found Brendan quite by chance. Brendan was almost to her final port!
At 8:00pm, June 26th, Brendan landed in the New World, at Peckford Island, Newfoundland.
She had proved that it was possible to sail across the ocean in a leather boat.
END OF BOOK
Bell
At 8:00pm, June 26th, Brendan landed in the New World, at Peckford Island, Newfoundland.
She had proved that it was possible to sail across the ocean in a leather boat.
END OF BOOK
Bell
In Freedom's Cause
Chapters 19-20
Archie rescues Marjory MacDougall, or as her real name is, Mary Kerr, from the convent of St. Kenneth. He weds her, and they go back to his castle to strengthen it so that the English won't take it.
Chapters 21-23
Archie goes out to join Douglas but he is attacked by the English, who he routes. They are met by Douglas who tells Archie that his castle is about to be under attack. Archie turns back, using his secret passage to get in. Archie takes most of his men to attack the camp with him, and, of her own will, has almost all of the rest of the men go and burn the machines the English were battering down the wall with. The English were in great disorder.
Archie was captured in a fight that followed, and he was taken to Berwick. Iron cages had been constructed there, made so that a normal-sized person could not lie down at night. The governor was a humane man, and he unlocked the door to the inner cell so that Archie could lay down.
He was to be killed in a few days, when he noticed that there were two women that had been staring at him for a long time. One of them was his wife! He couldn't recall the face of the other, but it looked familiar.
That night, he was passed up a rope with a saw and a bottle of oil. Using these he made his escape, and was taken into the home of one who was loyal to Scotland. He escaped out of the gate in a coffin, and soon was safely on his way to his own castle.
More soon!
Bell
Archie rescues Marjory MacDougall, or as her real name is, Mary Kerr, from the convent of St. Kenneth. He weds her, and they go back to his castle to strengthen it so that the English won't take it.
Chapters 21-23
Archie goes out to join Douglas but he is attacked by the English, who he routes. They are met by Douglas who tells Archie that his castle is about to be under attack. Archie turns back, using his secret passage to get in. Archie takes most of his men to attack the camp with him, and, of her own will, has almost all of the rest of the men go and burn the machines the English were battering down the wall with. The English were in great disorder.
Archie was captured in a fight that followed, and he was taken to Berwick. Iron cages had been constructed there, made so that a normal-sized person could not lie down at night. The governor was a humane man, and he unlocked the door to the inner cell so that Archie could lay down.
He was to be killed in a few days, when he noticed that there were two women that had been staring at him for a long time. One of them was his wife! He couldn't recall the face of the other, but it looked familiar.
That night, he was passed up a rope with a saw and a bottle of oil. Using these he made his escape, and was taken into the home of one who was loyal to Scotland. He escaped out of the gate in a coffin, and soon was safely on his way to his own castle.
More soon!
Bell
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