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.
Kathleen S. (kfs537) reviewed Bard: The Odyssey of the Irish (Celtic World of Morgan Llywelyn) on + 49 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This is a book about the beginning of Ireland, history and mythology based on the poetry of a real pre-Christian bard. I had read and thoroughly enjoyed a few of Morgan Llywelyn books, but this one seemed to start slow and I initially wasn't sure it would hold my interest. But it snuck up on me, and soon my heart was racing with every battle. Highly recommended!
Mary J. (mpmarus) reviewed Bard: The Odyssey of the Irish (Celtic World of Morgan Llywelyn) on + 133 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Pretty good. The history behind how the Celts came to Ireland
Joyce K. (kyrridwen) reviewed Bard: The Odyssey of the Irish (Celtic World of Morgan Llywelyn) on + 25 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Is there a Morgan Llywelyn book that is not excellent? Love her books and this is no exception. If Irish culture is of interest to you, her novel of the odyssey of the Irish which blends facts, speculation, and fantasy is fascinating.
Marian L. (sunfish) reviewed Bard: The Odyssey of the Irish (Celtic World of Morgan Llywelyn) on + 209 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
"Superb characterization and fascinating descriptions of ancient Celtic civilization. BARD will appeal to fantasy buffs as well as to readers of historical fiction." School Library Journal
Mary Q. (gnomelover) reviewed Bard: The Odyssey of the Irish (Celtic World of Morgan Llywelyn) on + 19 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
What an excellent tale of ancient Ireland. Answered a lot of questions about the Celts.
Fascinating novel about the original inhabitants of Ireland.
Ronald M. (Fasturtle) reviewed Bard: The Odyssey of the Irish (Celtic World of Morgan Llywelyn) on + 593 more book reviews
Very good read, exciting
