Journey to Sarum, The Barrow Summary

Sarum by Edward Rutherford is an epic historical novel about the area of England known as Sarum. This lengthy novel of more than one thousand pages spans more than ten thousand years, covering the span of English history from primitive times to modern times. The novel looks at the different events and issues that the people dealt with.

It is 7,500 years before the birth of Christ. Hwll and his woman Akun talk of leaving the area where they live. The hunting is poor now in what will one day be known as the north of England. They and their two children begin the journey to the south to the rich forest lands of legend. They reach the North Sea. They follow the coast and reach the estuary of the Thames and then the English Chanel...