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Nautical Inspiration for Zaria Fierce and the Enchanted Drakeland Sword

October 6, 2015 By Keira Gillett

I researched more about Fredrikstad, Norway, with the idea that I might start the second book of the Zaria Fierce Trilogy with Zaria and her friends on a school field trip. In my research, I found out that Fredrikstad was a host port in 2014 for the annual Tall Ships Race organised by Sail Training International. It’s a really cool race used to train young people in sailing. Think about being about to crew on a frigate or pirate ship. Wouldn’t that be fantastic? Zaria and her friends thought so too so I included the Tall Ships Race in Zaria Fierce and the Enchanted Drakeland Sword. Check out the videos I found about the races last year:

Filed Under: Enchanted Drakeland Sword, Zaria Fierce Tagged With: inspiration, nautical, research, Tall Ships Race

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