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Frederick Buechner has taken the historical account of the life of Godric as recorded by the monk, Reginald and turned it into a 12th century narrative by Godric himself. Using old English idioms, he gives Godric an authentic voice with which he retells his life story from adventurous young man to pirate ultimately to ascetic hermit living by the river Wear near Durham.
Buechner perfectly captures the struggle that every man who desires righteousness and godliness faces - that is, the lustful desires of the flesh.
For those who want to get a better feel for how life was in that era, I'd highly recommend The Year 1000-What life was like at the turn of the first millenium by Robert Lacey and Danny Danziger.
Buechner perfectly captures the struggle that every man who desires righteousness and godliness faces - that is, the lustful desires of the flesh.
For those who want to get a better feel for how life was in that era, I'd highly recommend The Year 1000-What life was like at the turn of the first millenium by Robert Lacey and Danny Danziger.
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