The Isles of the Blest eBook Morgan Llywelyn
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The mighty Connla is weary from the tiresome and bloody battle fought in the name of his father, Conn, and his land, Erin. Willingly, he lets himself become intoxicated by the surreal beauty of a fairy-woman who offers to take him to a faraway, forbidden land where all his desires will be fulfilled. He welcomes the opportunity to be away from the gruesome war that has consumed his life for so long, but what price will the warrior pay to be in a land void of death, loss and pain? Does the pleasure of the company of the stunning stranger outweigh the price he must pay to remain in THE ISLES OF THE BLEST?
The Isles of the Blest eBook Morgan Llywelyn
So much attention has been place on Greek Mythology that until I become acquainted with Ms Llywelyn's work, I never realized what a rich history of folklore came down through the Celtic bards. Ms. Llywelyn has created a fantastic body of work by putting the most famous of these stories into bookform for the world to read. This story is the oldest known Fairy Tale in Europe. The story is a perceived form of heaven for warriors. In ancient Europe their lives were short and violent -- they needed to have this type of belief.Product details
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The Isles of the Blest eBook Morgan Llywelyn Reviews
Morgan Llewelyn is the author of several very good historical novels, mostly set in Ireland. The Isles of the Blest is one of her shorter and lesser known novels, but, along with Bard, it is probably my favorite. The story itself is not original; it is taken from a very old and well known Irish tale. This retelling of it, however, is the best I've read.
The story is about a young warrior named Connla who falls in love with Blathine, a faery woman who takes him to her home, The Isles of the Blest. In this faery world, no one ages, time does not pass and pain, suffering and death are unknown. Morgan Llewelyn explores a complex metaphysical dilemma in this book, so it is more than a simple fantasy or folk tale. Connla must choose between mortal life, with all its pain and challenges and this ideal eternal life on the Isles of the Blest. If he chooses the latter, he will lose all of his earthly memories. What makes him reluctant are not only his fond memories of people and places he loved, but the realization that something is lacking in a world of total perfection. Wars are fought, but no one really dies; games of chance are played, but no one can really lose. Connla finds that this takes some of the meaning out of life. On the other hand, he very much loves the beautiful Blathine. Llewelyn has taken a traditional tale and filled it out with more details and speculations than such tales usually contain, at least in the versions that have survived over the years. As much as I enjoyed this book, the ending was a little less conclusive than I would have liked. On the other hand, it may have been the author's intention to leave the reader with a sense of ambiguity about Connla's dilemma.
I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in fantasy, Celtic myths or faeries. In particular, this book contains some valuable insights and poses some fascinating questions (some of which, perhaps inevitably, remain unanswered) about the mysterious world of faery.
This is a very interesting book. I was attracted to it because I am always interested in stories about people wandering into the land of faerie, but it turned out to be so much more. Despite its simplicity, it is actually a very philosophical book, raising many questions about the nature of humanity. Connla gets to see what it is like to live in a "perfect" land, but he also comes to appreciate the unique gifts that come with being human and being mortal. It also presents the best description I have ever read of what the Sidhe, or fairies, are like, how they live in the moment because their lives are so long that they have little use for memory, and how they are not really capable of feeling love as humans do. Besides making me think, it was a fun read as well.
This is an ancient story in Irish mythology, names are changed and the story has been slightly changed to fill out the blanks we always wondered about. Tir na n'og in English is country of youth, our hero -Osien (remember "s" is pronounced "sh" in Irish) - goes with a beautiful maiden to this wonderful place but missed his own country so came back on a beautiful flying horse, he leaned down to pick up some soil, his foot slipped and touched the ground and immediately he became his right, very old age and died.
Wonderful tale of Irish people and fairies.
The author is always fantastic!
It reads like an old faerie story, but kinda updated for a modern reader. Overall, very enjoyable, and a great read it all in a day novel.
Love Morgan LLywellyn
So much attention has been place on Greek Mythology that until I become acquainted with Ms Llywelyn's work, I never realized what a rich history of folklore came down through the Celtic bards. Ms. Llywelyn has created a fantastic body of work by putting the most famous of these stories into bookform for the world to read. This story is the oldest known Fairy Tale in Europe. The story is a perceived form of heaven for warriors. In ancient Europe their lives were short and violent -- they needed to have this type of belief.
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