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=Ranger's Apprentice Book Four The Battle For Skandia=

1. Will and Evanlyn have escaped the Skandians, and are passing their time in a cottage until the thaw comes. But one day while out checking the snares, Evanlyn is kidnapped. It is up to Will to save her, but because he was under the effects of warmweed, his skills are rusty. He soon finds out that it's the Temujai who have kidnapped Evanlyn.

Halt and Horace also find the same Temujai. They also find Will and the three of them rescue Evanlyn. But there is a bigger problem now. The Temujai are one of the most powerful armies in the world. At one time they almost conquered Skandia, but because their leader died, they had to retreat. This time though, there is nothing stopping them from conquering Skandia, except two rangers.

THE BATTLE FOR SKANDIA is the fourth book in the Ranger's Apprentice series. This is, in my opinion, the best out of the Ranger's Apprentice series. My eyes were glued to the book the whole way through. 2. I would recommend the book Ranger's Apprentice: The Battle For Skandia. It is the fourth book of the series Ranger's Apprentice. It is full of action and situations where Will, the main character, has to use both his strength and his mind. This book started where the third book of the series left off where Will, a young man that is being trained to be a Ranger, is planning a way to get back to Araluen with the Princess Cassandra disguised as a commoner. These plans were soon put aside when Cassandra went into the woods to check the trap that they had set and never returned. Will left to find out what happened to her and discovered looking at the tracks in the snow that someone had captured her. As tired as he was, he ran, heart pounding, following the new tracks left in the snow. Later, they were back together again along with Will's teacher and his best friend. Together they all set out to discover what was about to happen in Skandia. This book is great because it is full of description to the point where I can see exactly what was happening. There is non-stop action throughout the entire book. The only problem is you'll have to read the other three books for you not to be lost when reading the fourth book. Don't look as it as a bad thing though because the other three are great books also. 3. I loved this book! Without giving away the plot, I enjoyed the return to Halt and Will being together and I enjoyed the battle between the Skandians and the Temuji. The plotting was good, pacing was good and I couldn't put this down. I think I've read this book four or five times since I bought it last year. Best of the first four books by far.

media type="youtube" key="YtTyOf8OCKg" width="425" height="350" The reason i picked this video is because all throughout the series Halt had drilled the firing and reloading process. When the 100 archers learned to load fast, draw the bow, and memorize the angles Will called out. The archers practiced everyday for hours to learn to shoot their longbows. I also picked this video because they are in the setting of the book and the arrows in the video are like the arrows they used in the book.

This picture isn't in a 15th century setting, but this is how the 100 archers were set up. When the archers practiced they had a moving target, and Will told and showed them angles to hold the bow. As they faught against the Temujai in the book the archers would be shielded by a warrior with wooden shields. The archers were the only reason the Scandinavians won, so in the treaty between Skandia and Araluen, Araluen lets 300 archers go to Slandia for the spring, summer, and fall.

This is a picture of a Ulan. The Temujai used these in there attack. Ulans are groups of soldiers in a large number. The Temujais out numbered the Scandinavians by about 5000 to 1000, so the large numbers were important. The Temujais could have beat the Scandinavians, but their major plan was to get their boats and attack Araluen and it would have left them way to weak.