The Blue Sword | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Angharad Harry Crewe - She is not like other girls, in that she longs for adventure, loves horses, and would rather play sword fight with her brother than attend dances and balls.

King Corlath - He comes from a line of Kings, and has royal blood coursing through his veins, giving him the power of kelar, or magic.

Colonel Jack Dedham - He is a colonel at the General Mundy, the military fort in Istar where Harry is sent to live following her father's death.

Mathin - He is one of the King's...
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