The GODS AND WARRIORS Wisdom Contest!

Welcome, Clanners old and new, to the inaugural Gods and Warriors Wisdom Contest!

In this competition we celebrate the release of Michelle Paver’s first book in the new series with a week-long event testing Clanners in their knowledge of Hylas, his world, and his journey in the first four chapters of Gods and Warriors.

How does the competition work? It’s very simple – follow the registration instructions below and take the quiz! You can only enter once so make sure the first four chapters of Gods and Warriors are fresh in your mind; each question has only one correct answer and the winners of the Wisdom Contest will be decided by the number of questions they answer accurately!

And the prizes! The top ten scorers will win a copy of Gods and Warriors signed by Michelle Paver herself! The competition will close on the 3rd Sept at midnight UK time, and then we will select the top ten scorers and contact them via the emails they provided upon registration for the competition to inform them of their winnings.

Anyone can take this quiz – and win our wonderful prizes – whether or not you’re a member of The Clan (but we hope you’ll join!).  Before you can take the quiz, you’ll have to register – it only takes a few seconds.  Once you’ve clicked on the “Register” link  below, we’ll send you your password and you can LOG IN immediately, and take the quiz! (Note: this registration procedure is separate to the Clan forums themselves, and the email sending you your password is automated)

Oh yes – to join The Clan itself only takes a few moments – why not do it now?  We look forward to meeting you!

The inaugural GODS AND WARRIORS competition - take part and test your wisdom in a series of questions drawn from the first four chapters of GODS AND WARRIORS! Will you be amongst the wisest members of The Clan?

1. In the beginning of Gods and Warriors, Hylas is running for his life from the black warriors, badly injured and alone. He is in tremendous pain from an arrow embedded in his arm, and before he can escape, he has to pull out the arrow and secure the wound. How does he do this?

By yanking free the arrow and using a strip from his tunic as a bandage;

By easing the arrowhead out and clamping his hand firmly over the wound until the bleeding stops;

By pulling out the arrowhead and clamping crushed thyme to the wound, bandaging it with mullein leaf and tying it with a twist of grass.

2. After taking care of the wound to his arm, Hylas notices that there is an odd quality about the arrowhead he's just pulled free from his arm. What is it?

It's shaped like a poplar leaf, and made of shiny, black obsidian;

It's shaped like a two-pronged spearhead, and made of wickedly sharp flint;

Its shape isn't unusual, but it is made of extremely tough steel.

3. Hylas is on the run from the black warriors, who appear to be killing everyone they can find. By the end of Chapter One, who have they killed and who is on the run from the black warriors, except Hylas?

Scram and Issi are both dead; Hylas is on the run with another goatherd named Skiros

Skiros and Scram are dead. Hylas is on the run alone, and does not know where Issi is or what has happened to her.

Scram and Hylas are both alive and on the run; Issi and Skiros are dead.

4. As he is escaping, Hylas needs to stop the angry ghost of Skiros from following him.  How does he do this?

By ignoring the rules of survival ('don't help someone if they can't help you') and giving him a burial with full rites;

By burning his corpse;

By picking some wood garlic leaves and scattering them behind him, hoping their scent will draw off the hungry ghost.

5. Who are the black warriors chasing?

Young shepherds;

Thieves from the village;

Outsiders.

6. What does Hylas forget to steal from Neleos' hut in the village?

Extra food for the journey;

A knife;

A goatskin tunic.

7. "'I am from Keftiu,' he said haltingly, in a tongue not his own." Under what name do we know Keftiu today?

Crete;

Malta;

Corfu.

8. Why was the dying Keftian in the tomb mistaken for an Outsider by the black warriors?

Because his hair was rough and unclean like an Outsider's;

Because he wore a poor man's cloak of rough hareskin;

Because he was outside the village when the black warriors attacked.

9. What does Hylas give the dying Keftian to aid him on his journey in the afterlife?

An axe-head, a drink of water and a lucky charm;

Two vine-leaves and a token to pay his way into the afterlife;

A fragment of rock crystal for strength, some lion-tail hairs for courage, and a shell from the Sea.

10. In order for Telamon to become a warrior, one of the tasks he must complete is what?

Killing three men with his own knife;

Building his own boat;

Collecting enough boar tusks to make his own helmet, meaning he must kill twelve boars.

11. What is the true name of the band of warriors known to Hylas as the Crows?

The Ithakans

The Soul Eaters

The House of Koronos

12. Before they part, Telamon gives his friend Hylas a calf-hide bag with supplies for his escape from the black warriors. What is in the bag, and what purpose does it serve?

A chunk of dried sheep's liver to eat and a cowhorn flask full of walnut juice to dye his blond hair;

A skin of water, a spear and a thyme poultice for his wound;

A knife to cut his hair and a fine scarlet-banded tunic to make him appear to be one of the villagers.

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