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The Stronghold
''The Stronghold'' is a children's historical novel by the Scottish writer Mollie Hunter, published by Hamilton in 1974. Set in the Orkneys during the 1st century BC, the story is an imaginative reconstruction of the development of the broch, the circular stronghold design of fortifications that dot the islands. The main character is a lame young dreamer who turns his fear of the Roman slave-raiders into a strength, not only for himself, but for all the islanders.
Hunter won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject.〔
==Setting==
The action is set on the largest of the Orkney islands (now known as Mainland). At the time of the story it is largely settled by the tribe of the Boar (''Ork'' in their language), but the original inhabitants, the tribes of the Deer and the Raven, still live on the island, more numerous all together than the people of the Boar, but divided by old rivalries. The tribe of the Boar is matrilineal, the Chief coming to power through his marriage to the former Chief's oldest daughter. The power of the Druids, maintained through ritual and secrecy, is still strong. The Roman Republic is extending its influence outwards, and invasion is feared. Meanwhile, the Roman civilization requires ever more slaves, hence the raids which have been going on for decades.
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