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Dinadan - he is the youngest
son and, as such, does not expect much from his father. What will he do
with his life? Well, he can play a rebec and write OK ballads, and he has
a good singing voice. The life of a minstrel might suit him just fine.
His father changed his plans when he knights Dinadan (barely avoiding cutting
off his head in the process), and sends him off to seek his fortune as
a Knight. Dinadan packs his armor, clothes, and rebec, takes a charger
and his mare and sets off to seek his fortune. Now Dinadan is not real
good with a sword and he's not much of a fighter, but he does have a good
sense of right and wrong and one other thing--Luck. See how Dinadan saves
a castle form outlaws, and joins Culloch, a young Welsh lad headed to king
Arthur's court to be knighted. From Arthur's court he sets out on a quest
with Sir Kai and Sir Bediver to help Culloch earn his knighthood. Along
the way he meets his famous brother, Sir Tristan, saves the reluctant Lady
Brangienne and writes ballads about his exploits. Read The Ballad of Sir
Dinadan by Gerald Morris. Oklahoma
Sequoyah Young Adult Book Award nominee, 2005-2006
Booktalk #2
Dinadan had no desire to be
a knight...or for any role of nobility. His older brother, Tristan, was
already a famous knight, and Dinadin was happy to write about his famous
brothers, play his music, and be a traveling minstrel. His father changed
his plans when he knights Dinadan (barely avoiding cutting off his head
in the process), and sends him off to seek his fortune as a knight. Dinadan
takes his father’s second-best horse (he is the 2nd son after all) and
sets off on his knightly adventure. Now Dinadan is not all that good with
a sword, and he's not much of a fighter, either, but he does have a good
sense of right and wrong. He's also got a bit of luck! Join Dinadin on
his adventure. He’ll meet some other famous knights, like Sir Tristan,
his lovesick brother and another knight, possibly the most famous knight
in the world. Will Dinadin really become a great knight or sneak off to
be a traveling minstrel? Read The Ballad of Sir Dinadan by Gerald Morris
to find out. (Prepared by: E. Kim Livingston, SCASL
Junior Book Awards) |
