![]() Joseph’s father is heir to a line of men entrusted with a beautiful, legendary, and much-sought-after treasure: the Great Crystal of Tarnov. The story is kept alive by the tradition of blowing that trumpet tune ever hour, but leaving it unfinished, ending with a “broken note.” So it is in the year 1461, when Joseph and his parents arrive on a cart, fleeing from the ruin of their Ukrainian farm. ![]() Until an arrow pierced his chest, cutting off the Heynal tune in mid-note.įor centuries since then, the citizens of Krakow have been inspired by this story of courage and duty. Even while Tartar archers waited at the base of the tower with their arrows pointed upward, the lad did his duty. He had sworn to sound the hymn tune Heynal on a trumpet every hour on the hour. As the Tartars invaded and pillaged the medieval city of Krakow, and most citizens took refuge behind the castle walls, one brave young man stayed at his post in the tower of the Church of Our Lady Mary. It begins with something that actually happened in the 13th century. ![]() ![]() The winner of the 1929 Newbery Medal is an action-packed historical novel set in 15th-century Poland. ![]()
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