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Mike Fink

Relates the deeds of the frontiersman who became the King of the Keelboatmen on the Mississippi River.
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The race of the Birkebeiners

Tells the legend of how a group of warriors called the Birkebeiners rescued the infant Prince Hakonby skiing across the rugged mountains in blizzard conditions to save him from his enemies, the Baglers.
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El Cid

The adventures of Don Rodrigo, who was given the name of El Cid--the Lord, who was exiled from his native Castile by the weak King Alfonso in 1089.
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Brigid's cloak

an ancient Irish story
Relates a legend about the Irish slave girl who became Saint Brigid, beginning with a celestial song, a mysterious gift, and a prophecy on the night of her birth.
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Bokuden and the bully

a Japanese folktale
A traditional sixteenth-century Japanese folktale about a swordsman who encounters a warrior during a ferry ride across a river.
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Excalibur

the legend of King Arthur : a graphic novel
Retells, in graphic novel format, the legend of Arthur Pendragon who, raised in obscurity, draws a legendary sword from a stone and begins the life he was born to lead, guided by the elusive wizard Merlin.

Robin Hood

2015
Recounts the legend of Robin Hood, who plundered the king's purse and poached his deer and whose generosity endeared him to the poor.
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The story of King Arthur and his knights

An abridged version of the adventures and exploits of King Arthur and his knights at the court of Camelot and elsewhere in the land of the Britons.
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The adventures of Hershel of Ostropol

Stories about a clever man who lived by his wits as his pockets were always empty.

Bokuden and the bully

a Japanese folktale
A traditional sixteenth-century Japanese folktale about a swordsman who encounters a warrior during a ferry ride across a river.

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