The Lantern Bearers

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkb:film
gptkbp:adaptation_year gptkb:2007
gptkbp:adaptations gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:stage_play
gptkbp:adapted_into The Lantern Bearers (novel)
gptkbp:author gptkb:Rosemary_Sutcliff
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Carnegie_Medal
gptkbp:based_on novel by Rosemary Sutcliff
gptkbp:character gptkb:Hengist
gptkb:Vortigern
gptkb:Soldier
gptkb:Cynric
Cynric's sister
Aquila's father
Aquila's friend
Aquila's mother
British tribesmen
gptkbp:character_development Aquila's journey
gptkbp:conflict Roman-British conflict
gptkbp:critical_reception well-received
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced children's literature
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Mervyn_Peake
gptkbp:features gptkb:historical_figures
gptkbp:film_editing gptkb:none
gptkbp:follows a young boy's journey
gptkbp:genre gptkb:historical_fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Lantern Bearers
gptkbp:illustrator gptkb:C._Walter_Hodges
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Arthurian_legends
gptkbp:isbn 978-0192719004
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Aquila
gptkbp:motif light and darkness
gptkbp:narrative_style third-person
gptkbp:page_count 224
gptkbp:performance based on historical events
gptkbp:plot gptkb:conflict
personal growth
coming of age
betrayal and loyalty
search for identity
friendship and sacrifice
struggle for survival
cultural clash
legacy of the past
defending homeland
Aquila's quest
gptkbp:premiered_on gptkb:BBC_Television
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:BBC
gptkbp:protagonist gptkb:Aquila
gptkbp:published gptkb:1959
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Oxford_University_Press
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:The_Eagle_of_the_Ninth
gptkb:The_Mark_of_the_Horse_Lord
The Silver Branch
gptkbp:released_in gptkb:1958
gptkbp:runtime 60 minutes
gptkbp:series gptkb:The_Eagle_of_the_Ninth_series
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:Roman_Britain
gptkbp:setting gptkb:post-Roman_Britain
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:Green_Lantern
gptkbp:target_audience young adults
gptkbp:theme gptkb:loyalty
gptkb:identity
courage
gptkbp:year 5th century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Robert_Louis_Stevenson
gptkb:Maxfield_Parrish
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5