Blood on the Harp Author:David Winston It is November, 1381, in Connacht, Western Ireland. After a long and tedious journey on horseback from Ballinasloe in abysmal winter weather, Lord Arlen arrives at Lord Burke's castle with his men and entourage for the wedding with Lady Alysoun, Lord Burke's daughter. Bran is the captain of Lord Arlen's men. A month-long wedding feast ens... more »ues with medieval gusto, but it soon becomes clear that Lady Alysoun strongly dislikes her new husband and is passionately in love with the travelling Welsh minstrel, Matty Groves, who spellbinds everybody with his beautiful singing and harp playing. Bran is delighted to meet a fellow Welshman, but immediately senses a dangerous liaison between Matty Groves and Lady Alysoun. So begins an intricate tale of knights, honor, betrayal and death that captures the passion and recklessness of life in medieval Ireland.« less