In 1891, he passed the first of the required examinations and entered the Diplomatic Service. Rumbold was an honorary attaché at The Hague (1889–1890), where his father was ambassador. Horace was educated at Aldin House Prep School and at Eton. Petersburg in the Russian Empire, the son of Sir Horace Rumbold, 8th Baronet and Caroline Barney (née Harrington). Rumbold was born on 5 February 1869 at St. A well-travelled man who learned Arabic, Japanese and German, he is largely remembered for his role as British Ambassador to Berlin from 1928 to 1933 in which he warned of the ambitions of Hitler and Nazi Germany. The raids are based on the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle of that time.Sir Horace George Montagu Rumbold, 9th Baronet, GCB, GCMG, KCVO, PC (5 February 1869 – ) was a British diplomat. The horse Freyfaxi and the prohibition on riding him - as well as a rule-breaker - were told in a saga of 998 AD.
I love historical adventure and this is one of the best.
Young readers will be awed by the deeds of our hero and heroine, enchanted by the wise Freyfaxi and scared by the battles and volcanic eruptions. This tale swiftly presents readers with an understanding of life in Britain at the time, the Viking raids and gods, the ways of living and working that enabled people to survive in a bitter climate. When Elf and Olaf break the rules, not only is the Viking ruler angered, the ice mountains start to shake and spew fire. The only rules are, don't lose any sheep, and don't ride Freyfaxi, the pony stallion sacred to the god Freyr. The longhouse and shepherd's shed are their new homes and provided they work hard they will be fed. By the time they reach the bare slopes of Iceland they are traumatised and saved and wretched. Elf and Olaf are devastated by the loss of all they knew, and their captors decide to play cruel sports with them aboard the longship, using them as target practice. What a splendidly written adventure! Two children, a Saxon girl and a half Danish boy, are abducted by Vikings on a raid and taken as slaves.
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