Rosemary Sutcliff was born on 14 December 1920 in East Clandon, Surrey, England, UK. She was a writer, known for The Eagle (2011), Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1984) and Ghost Story (1974). She died on 23 July 1992 in Arundel, Sussex, England, UK.