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Drawing from two medieval Welsh manuscripts with roots dating back many centuries earlier, this series ofnbsp;11 stories sheds light on Celtic mythology and Arthurian romance while providingnbsp;a new perspective on Great Britain itself. From enchantment and shapeshifting to the age-old dichotomies of conflictnbsp;versus peacemaking and lovenbsp;versus betrayal, all of these tales are uniquely reinvented, creating fresh, contemporary narratives that portray the real world as much as they depict the past. nbsp; Based on the fable of Branwen, Daughter of Llyr, this interpretation revives one of the most action-packed stories in the whole myth cycle. Moving this bloodthirsty tale of Welsh and Irish power struggles and family tensions into the 21st century, this retelling retains many of the bizarre and magical happenings of the original. After being wounded in Italy, Matthew O’Connell is seeing out WWII in an obscure government department, spreading rumors and myths to the enemy. When he is assigned the bizarre task of escorting a box containing six raven chicks from a remote hill farm to the Tower of London, he soon finds himself ensnared in an adventure that leaves him powerless.… (meer)
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'He who is a leader; let him be a bridge', Bendigeidfran, Branwen, Daughetr of Llyr.
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Eerste woorden
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Let me tell you something. If you wanted to curse somebody, I don't know why you would, but if you did, if you wanted to make their life hard, if you wanted to leave them as vulnerable to grief as possible, I reckon you could do a lot worse than make them a woman in a house of men.
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Laatste woorden
Ontwarringsbericht
Uitgevers redacteuren
Auteur van flaptekst/aanprijzing
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Drawing from two medieval Welsh manuscripts with roots dating back many centuries earlier, this series ofnbsp;11 stories sheds light on Celtic mythology and Arthurian romance while providingnbsp;a new perspective on Great Britain itself. From enchantment and shapeshifting to the age-old dichotomies of conflictnbsp;versus peacemaking and lovenbsp;versus betrayal, all of these tales are uniquely reinvented, creating fresh, contemporary narratives that portray the real world as much as they depict the past. nbsp; Based on the fable of Branwen, Daughter of Llyr, this interpretation revives one of the most action-packed stories in the whole myth cycle. Moving this bloodthirsty tale of Welsh and Irish power struggles and family tensions into the 21st century, this retelling retains many of the bizarre and magical happenings of the original. After being wounded in Italy, Matthew O’Connell is seeing out WWII in an obscure government department, spreading rumors and myths to the enemy. When he is assigned the bizarre task of escorting a box containing six raven chicks from a remote hill farm to the Tower of London, he soon finds himself ensnared in an adventure that leaves him powerless.