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Tranter, Nigel

 
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Synopsis

Thanea, Christian daughter to the pagan King Loth in King Arthur's time, survives being set to sea in an oarless coracle as a druid sacrifice, and is taken in by St Serf as the only woman in his monastery. In due course, she produces a son who, with his mother, founds the great city of Glasgow.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

King Arthur's niece, sister to Gawain and daughter of King Loth, the devoutly Christian Princess Thanea was born to a life of high privilege.

 

But her fortunes took a turn for the worse when she first objected to the druidical practice of human sacrifice and then refused to marry the man her pagan father had picked out for her.

 

Cast adrift in an oarless coracle as a sacrifice to the sea-god, Thanea managed to survive, washed up on the Fife coast and rescued by the monks of St Serf.

 

In this absorbing novel set in the early years of Scotland 's history, Nigel Tranter vividly recreates the remarkable life of Princess Thanea and her son, St Mungo, the founder and patron saint of Glasgow .
 

Biographie de l'auteur

One of Scotland's best-loved authors, Nigel Tranter wrote over ninety novels on Scottish history. He died at the age of ninety on 9 January 2000.

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Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0340599847 ISBN 13 :  9780340599846
Editeur : Hodder & Stoughton, 1994
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