As an archaeology-crazed kid, Rosemary Sutcliffe's[i]The Eagle of the Ninth[/i] was pretty much my favourite book - to the extent that I am reluctant to watch this... although the trailer doesn't look [i]too[/i] bad.
its not had very good reviews
some questions being asked about the accuracy of Sutcliffe's novel at the moment...
but then again, it [i]is[/i] a novel...
Is it the same thing as the Silchester Eagle?
I believe so
watching something on Discovery channel the other night, the Silchester Eagle turned out to be a civic thing, nothing to do with the military. Of course, Sutcliffe probably didn't know that at the time
Yeah, I suspect I will avoid it.
The trilogy to which it belongs is a stunning work of historical fiction for children - I guess some things are best left on the page, and in the imagination.
It used to sit in a shed / museum that was on the grounds of Silchester Rectory where my dad grew up... one of his chores as a lad was to polish the thing.
That is all.