Lenore M. (bookstacks) reviewed Bard: The Odyssey of the Irish (Celtic World of Morgan Llywelyn) on + 34 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
Ancient history at work in celtic tribes in Spain told mostly from the perspective of a bard who longs to make a trip to an island far away. Political manuevering within the tribe for leadership and battle glory is done with careful attention to characters.
Valerie L. (vallipow) reviewed Bard: The Odyssey of the Irish (Celtic World of Morgan Llywelyn) on + 40 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
I loved this novel. It is a compelling story about the legendary beginnings of the Irish people, blending the hypothesis that people from the Iberian peninsula migrated to Ireland with Irish fairy and other mythology. The author is terrific at evoking the past and creating people who are easy to care for and remember. She successfully made myth and fantasy completely plausible and realistic for me. I plan to read more by Morgan Llywelyn.
Meredith C. reviewed Bard: The Odyssey of the Irish (Celtic World of Morgan Llywelyn) on + 25 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
This is a wonderful novel for those who care about ancient Ireland, or about artist figures in long-ago societies. Bard is one of Llywelyn's best, and I highly recommend it.
Helpful Score: 3
For Morgan Llywelyn fans, this is classic! She includes so much historical research in such logical, though fictional ways, that the reader feels as though it's a true life story. I'd recommend it to anyone who's interested in ancient Irish history and myth.
Frances H. (Fran) reviewed Bard: The Odyssey of the Irish (Celtic World of Morgan Llywelyn) on + 152 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Amergin, a poet, harpist, and historian, and his brothers, the son of Mil, leave Spain to conquer Ireland, where they encounter the Tuatha De Danann, in a saga based on Celtic legend and history.
