And here he uses all these skills to recreate the world of primitive Britain and to solve the mysteries of who built Stonehenge, how and why. Bernard Cornwell is well known and admired for the realism and imagination with which he brings earlier worlds to life. Stonehenge is first and foremost a great historical novel. Carwynnen Quoit (a term for a giant tomb) - known as ‘The Giant. But it is also his skills that will build the vast temple, a place for the gods, certainly, but also a place that will confirm for ever the supreme power of the tribe that built it. An ancient tomb dubbed Cornwall’s answer to Stonehenge is to be rebuilt 5,000 years after it was first constructed by early man. The three sons of Ratharryn’s chief each perceive the. One summer’s day, a dying stranger carrying great wealth in gold comes to the settlement of Ratharryn. Saban' s love for Aurenna, the sun bride whose destiny is to die for the gods, finally brings the rivalries of the brothers to a head. From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the tale of three brothers and of their rivalry that created the mysterious Stonehenge. Camaban becomes a great visionary and feared wise man, and it is his vision that will force the youngest brother, Saban, to create the great temple on the green hill where the gods will appear on earth. The eldest, Lengar, the warrior, harnesses his murderous ambition to be a ruler and take great power for his tribe. The three sons of Ratharryn's chief each perceive the great gift in a different way. One summer's day, a dying stranger carrying great wealth in gold comes to the settlement of Ratharryn. This is the tale of three brothers and of their rivalry that created this great temple. FICTION Alone and almost isolated in the wide open, the megaliths of. Bernard Cornwell's brilliant novel, reissued for fans to find out the story behind the stones.
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