title: The Sword and the Circle: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
author:  Rosemary Sutcliff 
description: Rosemary Sutcliff wrote more than 40 historical novels for young adults-including <i>The Eagle of the Ninth</i>, <i>The Silver Branch</i>, <i>The Lantern Bearers</i>, <i>The Sword and the Circle</i>, and <i>Black Ships Before Troy</i>-five adult novels, and several books of nonfiction.
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  # The Ghost Dance Judgement
  
  
  ## A Novel of Golgotha
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## R.S. Belcher
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  This one is for my granddaughter, Torri Belcher.
  
  
  Welcome to the world, beautiful girl. I can't wait to show you around.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Prologue](prologue.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Eight of Cups (Reversed)](eight-of-cups-reversed.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [The Three of Swords](the-three-of-swords.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [The Hanged Man](the-hanged-man.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [The Knight of Wands](the-knight-of-wands.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [The Hermit](the-hermit.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [The Knight of Pentacles](the-knight-of-pentacles.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [The King of Swords (Reversed)](the-king-of-swords-reversed.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [The Chariot](the-chariot.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [The Five of Pentacles](the-five-of-pentacles.xh