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The third novel in a meticulously researched series chronicling the life of the man behind the legend of Welsh hero, Owain Glyndŵr, who fought so valiantly for Welsh Independence.
'Can you see what sunset will bring?’ Owain murmured too low to be overheard by the men around them.
‘Death and victory.’
‘I could predict as much. Which side has death and which victory?’
‘Both have death and neither will have everlasting victory.’
‘You have taken lessons from the Greek oracle,’ Owain snapped. ‘Whoever or whatever was behind it, was expert in giving ambiguous answers.’
Crach grinned. ‘Ambivalence is an essential art coveted and cultivated by all soothsayers, my lord, God’s decrees were made before the existence of time. They are eternal, immutable and comprehend all events because unlike us, He is aware of the eventual outcome, which given his wisdom we must trust to be the only and right one.’
‘He has granted you the sight.’
‘He has granted me the ability to glimpse ahead of mortal time, but I hold the words of Abbot David close. "God hath already decreed the end, so He hath also decreed the means that are proper for attaining that end." It is not for us to see, determine or criticise God’s plan.’
‘Are those last few words also Abbot David?’
‘Pure Crach,’ Crach admitted.
Genre: Historical
'Can you see what sunset will bring?’ Owain murmured too low to be overheard by the men around them.
‘Death and victory.’
‘I could predict as much. Which side has death and which victory?’
‘Both have death and neither will have everlasting victory.’
‘You have taken lessons from the Greek oracle,’ Owain snapped. ‘Whoever or whatever was behind it, was expert in giving ambiguous answers.’
Crach grinned. ‘Ambivalence is an essential art coveted and cultivated by all soothsayers, my lord, God’s decrees were made before the existence of time. They are eternal, immutable and comprehend all events because unlike us, He is aware of the eventual outcome, which given his wisdom we must trust to be the only and right one.’
‘He has granted you the sight.’
‘He has granted me the ability to glimpse ahead of mortal time, but I hold the words of Abbot David close. "God hath already decreed the end, so He hath also decreed the means that are proper for attaining that end." It is not for us to see, determine or criticise God’s plan.’
‘Are those last few words also Abbot David?’
‘Pure Crach,’ Crach admitted.
Genre: Historical
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