Awen: A Novel of Early Medieval Wales

by Susan Mayse

Book Overview

Awen is a tightly woven novel of suspense, intrigue, love, and warfare set on the border between the Welsh kingdom of Powys and the English Kingdom of Mercia at the end of the eighth century. The result of years of devoted research, the novel centers on an ancient and enigmatic poetry cycle, Canu Heledd. Battles and kidnappings, blood feuds and political murders entangle the poet Cynfarch, as Brochfael of Powys struggles to protect his people's culture...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0910055378
• ISBN13: 9780910055376
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Eastern Washington University
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.9" x 9.6"