Ho Yay: Deliberate in Sword At Sunset presumably conscious in The Mark of the Horse Lord and other YA novels.The Eagle of the Ninth, Blood Feud, and Knight's Fee contain notable examples. Heterosexual Life Partners: If it's not the central relationship of the book, the protagonist probably has one in the background.Warrior Scarlet, The Changeling, The Flowers of Adonis, The Mark of the Horse Lord, Dawn Wind), often as a form of Heroic Sacrifice ( The Chief's Daughter) frequently associated with kingship ( Sun Horse, Moon Horse The Mark of the Horse Lord Frontier Wolf Knight's Fee).
Human Sacrifice: A common thematic and plot point in pagan settings (e.g.Failure Is the Only Option: For the Celts against the Romans the Britons against the Saxons and the Saxons against the Normans.End of an Age: The decline and fall of the Roman Empire in Britain, with the Dark Ages in the role of After the End.Culture Clash: Individuals connecting across cultural barriers is Sutcliff's bread and butter.This is Reality Subtext - Rosemary Sutcliff developed arthritis when she was very young and used a wheelchair for most of her life.Warrior Scarlet, A Circlet of Oak Leaves, Dawn Wind, The Shining Company, Sword Song, The Witch's Brat, The Queen Elizabeth Story, Lady in Waiting, The Eagle of the Ninth, The Capricorn Bracelet, Blood Feud, Simon, and Bonnie Dundee feature protagonists or prominent characters with physical disabilities. Bury Your Disabled: Constantly averted.They'll Earn Their Happy Ending at the least at worst The Hero Dies. Bittersweet Ending: Victory is fleeting, but Heroic Sacrifice is forever.Rosemary Sutcliff provides examples of the following tropes:
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