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
Duration:00:00:23
Chapter 1: Silver Threads
Duration:00:21:41
Chapter 2: Roasting Jack
Duration:00:04:15
Chapter 3: Gingerbread
Duration:00:19:46
Chapter 4: No Master of Disguise
Duration:00:04:04
Chapter 5: Fire and Water
Duration:00:24:30
Chapter 6: A Queer Kettle of Fish
Duration:00:04:41
Chapter 7: At the Sign of the Crown and Crossed Swords
Duration:00:27:49
Chapter 8: A Scurvy Lot
Duration:00:04:00
Chapter 9: The Letter
Duration:00:18:28
Chapter 10: Quite a Knave
Duration:00:04:34
Chapter 11: The Grey Mare
Duration:00:14:51
Chapter 12: River Rats
Duration:00:04:01
Chapter 13: Measles
Duration:00:18:01
Chapter 14: A Fish Out of Water
Duration:00:03:46
Chapter 15: An Ill Wind
Duration:00:19:43
Chapter 16: The Mole
Duration:00:04:02
Chapter 17: Start With a Nail
Duration:00:16:03
Chapter 18: The Humble Servant
Duration:00:04:11
Chapter 19: Tablets of Stone
Duration:00:20:00
Chapter 20: Built Like a Durham Ox
Duration:00:03:30
Chapter 21: Advent
Duration:00:24:55
Chapter 22: Good as Gold
Duration:00:04:20
Chapter 23: Hot Metal
Duration:00:19:56
Chapter 24: An Unknowing Cuckold
Duration:00:05:26
Chapter 25: Wolf Light
Duration:00:20:39
Chapter 26: Saviour's Day
Duration:00:03:51
Chapter 27: Enough of Hounds
Duration:00:28:32
Chapter 28: In Fine Fettle
Duration:00:04:15
Chapter 29: On Guard
Duration:00:18:42
Chapter 30: The Price of Blades
Duration:00:03:36
Chapter 31: Candle Auction
Duration:00:22:55
Chapter 32: A Day of Fasting
Duration:00:02:55
Chapter 33: Travelling Papers
Duration:00:20:41
Chapter 34: Bastardy
Duration:00:03:18
Chapter 35: The Juniper Tree
Duration:00:18:10
Chapter 36: The Condemned Man
Duration:00:03:38
Chapter 37: The Wooden Fish
Duration:00:24:54
Chapter 38: Worm Ware
Duration:00:04:51
Chapter 39: The Empty Drawer
Duration:00:16:00
Chapter 40: Queen's Evidence
Duration:00:03:42
End Credits
Duration:00:00:20