A fisherman's son, Alun ap Drystan worships his grandfather Iolyn, a renowned former warrior. The old man is worried about the future of his homeland, and to help, he sends father and son to visit a reclusive seer with Druidic blood.
Speaking in riddles, the seer tells Alun the find the Battle Prince: together, they will be the saviours of Gwynedd, and that he will be a great warrior, mingling with the greatest in the land.
After a chance meeting with the cattle breeder Iowerth and his son, Cadfael ap Iowerth, Alun realises that the youth's name in Old Welsh means Battle Prince: his foretold comrade. The youths soon become inseparable friends and blood brothers. But can the seer's prediction be correct?
A riveting, meticulously researched historical adventure set in early medieval Wales, 'Rhodri's Furies' is the first book in John Broughton’s BRETLAND TRILOGY of historical novels.
Genre: Historical
Speaking in riddles, the seer tells Alun the find the Battle Prince: together, they will be the saviours of Gwynedd, and that he will be a great warrior, mingling with the greatest in the land.
After a chance meeting with the cattle breeder Iowerth and his son, Cadfael ap Iowerth, Alun realises that the youth's name in Old Welsh means Battle Prince: his foretold comrade. The youths soon become inseparable friends and blood brothers. But can the seer's prediction be correct?
A riveting, meticulously researched historical adventure set in early medieval Wales, 'Rhodri's Furies' is the first book in John Broughton’s BRETLAND TRILOGY of historical novels.
Genre: Historical
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