Wulf the Saxon (A REVIEW)

What's better than a great story? A great story brought to life by Heirloom Audio Productions with their audio theater adventures. Wulf the Saxon is one of their new audio productions that brings to life real history with voices and sound effects that portray the real emotion and real life action as if it were happening in front of you.

We have reviewd other Heirloom Audio productions so we were excited to receive another 2 compact disc set in the mail to listen to. We put it in the van CD player and listened while driving to and from lessons, errands, and field trips. It is fun to listen to in the car, or at home with a pair of headphones as it really makes you feel like you are in the middle of the story. The different characters voices are so clear and the sound effects are pretty amazing. I had ages 7-11 listening, and don't think I'd go much younger than that as there are a lot of battles in this particular adventure.

History is not my best subject both to teach and what I've learned/know. With that being said, I learned a lot just from this 2.5 hours of listening. It's quite the amazing way to learn history through a story, and really works for me and my children. I even listened more than once! I didn't catch all the facts the first time, as there are a lot of important names and places to keep track of. I also had to look up some things on the internet to get it all straight, which leads me to my next thing... a study guide.

We didn't have it this time (as we have in the past), but a study guide would be great to go along with this, and probably would have helped us keep track of it all better. If you decide to get this adventure or any others may I recommend the Live the Adventure Club where you have access to all the bonus materials including the scripts (I loved having this to read along for past adventures), the original G.A. Henty novels, access to the Live the Adventure Radio, study guide, and more.

What exactly is an audio drama?

Heirloom Audio is passionate about bringing real history to life. To do this they bring in voices of different people (some whom you might recognize from movies and tv), and they "act'' out the story with their voice and sound effects. It's essentially a movie without the screen. It lets the listener use their imagination. I think this sums it up nicely:

"Our mission, simply stated… is to engage our listener’s imagination by taking them back in time and immersing them in the story"

As I have listened and tried to follow carefully the story here, I am still trying to understand it well, but here is my brief synopsis:

Wulf the Saxon takes place back in the year 1065 with the King of England, Wulf a young Saxon, and Osgod who accompanies him on his many adventures. At the beginning Wulf is reprimanded for his argument with a bishop, and sent away to his land for a time. He is given a pardon by the King and welcomed back, and goes on to earn great respect from the King and others throughout his adventures. He is invited by the King to go on a ship, but the ship wrecks and they end up on the shores of Normandy. The King and the other men are taken prisoner, but Wulf and Beorn are able to escape from the castle. They find the Duke of Normandy whom helps with the release of the King. The King is tricked into taking an oath of loyalty. They go back to England, but are now facing battle after battle to maintain peace.  Wulf shows much courage and honor as he accomplishes many victories along side the King and his companions. But, it soon comes to an end, and the England crown is won by William the Conqueror at the battle of Hastings.

That's it in a nutshell. There are many details that could be added, but you'll just have to listen for yourself!

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