This book is part of a book series called Tales Of Myth And Legend .
There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published 1992 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .
Rosemary Sutcliff has written many historical novels for children. The Lantern Bearers won the Carnegie Medal. Rosemary Sutcliff received an OBE in 1975 and in 1993, the year after her death, was awarded the CBE. Victor Ambrus is a well-known illustrator of over 300 children's picture books.
This book contains the following story:
The Hound of Ulster
The king is on the way to visiting Culain's house, when he sees a young boy, Setanta, playing hurling very bravely, and asks him to join them later. Setanta is attacked by Culain's guard dog - which he fights and kills. Culain is so sad at the loss of his prized hound, Setanta offers to guard the house and grounds until a replacement is found.
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