The Running Wolf
Helen Steadman
The running wolf inscription told the world that a Solingen blade was at its throat.
England, 1687. Hermann Mohll is a master sword maker from Solingen in Germany. He risks his life by breaking his guild oaths and settling in England. While trying to save his family and friends from poverty, he is caught smuggling swords and finds himself in Morpeth Gaol facing charges of High Treason.
Determined to hold his tongue and his nerve, Mohll finds himself at the mercy of the corrupt keeper, Robert Tipstaff. The keeper fancies he can persuade the truth out of Mohll and make him face the ultimate justice: hanging, drawing and quartering. But in this tangled web of secrets and lies, just who is telling the truth?
Based on the real-life adventures of the Shotley Bridge swordmakers.
Recommended for adults who enjoy historical fiction based on true life stories.
Duration - 8h 17m.
Author - Helen Steadman.
Narrator - Richard Turner.
Published Date - Tuesday, 02 January 2024.
Copyright - © 2020 Helen Steadman ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
The running wolf inscription told the world that a Solingen blade was at its throat. England, 1687. Hermann Mohll is a master sword maker from Solingen in Germany. He risks his life by breaking his guild oaths and settling in England. While trying to save his family and friends from poverty, he is caught smuggling swords and finds himself in Morpeth Gaol facing charges of High Treason. Determined to hold his tongue and his nerve, Mohll finds himself at the mercy of the corrupt keeper, Robert Tipstaff. The keeper fancies he can persuade the truth out of Mohll and make him face the ultimate justice: hanging, drawing and quartering. But in this tangled web of secrets and lies, just who is telling the truth? Based on the real-life adventures of the Shotley Bridge swordmakers. Recommended for adults who enjoy historical fiction based on true life stories. Duration - 8h 17m. Author - Helen Steadman. Narrator - Richard Turner. Published Date - Tuesday, 02 January 2024. Copyright - © 2020 Helen Steadman ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duración:00:00:23
Chapter 1: Silver Threads
Duración:00:21:41
Chapter 2: Roasting Jack
Duración:00:04:15
Chapter 3: Gingerbread
Duración:00:19:46
Chapter 4: No Master of Disguise
Duración:00:04:04
Chapter 5: Fire and Water
Duración:00:24:30
Chapter 6: A Queer Kettle of Fish
Duración:00:04:41
Chapter 7: At the Sign of the Crown and Crossed Swords
Duración:00:27:49
Chapter 8: A Scurvy Lot
Duración:00:04:00
Chapter 9: The Letter
Duración:00:18:28
Chapter 10: Quite a Knave
Duración:00:04:34
Chapter 11: The Grey Mare
Duración:00:14:51
Chapter 12: River Rats
Duración:00:04:01
Chapter 13: Measles
Duración:00:18:01
Chapter 14: A Fish Out of Water
Duración:00:03:46
Chapter 15: An Ill Wind
Duración:00:19:43
Chapter 16: The Mole
Duración:00:04:02
Chapter 17: Start With a Nail
Duración:00:16:03
Chapter 18: The Humble Servant
Duración:00:04:11
Chapter 19: Tablets of Stone
Duración:00:20:00
Chapter 20: Built Like a Durham Ox
Duración:00:03:30
Chapter 21: Advent
Duración:00:24:55
Chapter 22: Good as Gold
Duración:00:04:20
Chapter 23: Hot Metal
Duración:00:19:56
Chapter 24: An Unknowing Cuckold
Duración:00:05:26
Chapter 25: Wolf Light
Duración:00:20:39
Chapter 26: Saviour's Day
Duración:00:03:51
Chapter 27: Enough of Hounds
Duración:00:28:32
Chapter 28: In Fine Fettle
Duración:00:04:15
Chapter 29: On Guard
Duración:00:18:42
Chapter 30: The Price of Blades
Duración:00:03:36
Chapter 31: Candle Auction
Duración:00:22:55
Chapter 32: A Day of Fasting
Duración:00:02:55
Chapter 33: Travelling Papers
Duración:00:20:41
Chapter 34: Bastardy
Duración:00:03:18
Chapter 35: The Juniper Tree
Duración:00:18:10
Chapter 36: The Condemned Man
Duración:00:03:38
Chapter 37: The Wooden Fish
Duración:00:24:54
Chapter 38: Worm Ware
Duración:00:04:51
Chapter 39: The Empty Drawer
Duración:00:16:00
Chapter 40: Queen's Evidence
Duración:00:03:42
End Credits
Duración:00:00:20