The Children of First ManThree hundred years before Columbus, a Welsh Prince named Madoc -- an invincible blond giant of a man -- crossed the Atlantic with a fleet of wooden boats to plant a colony in the paradise he called Iarghal. Four countless generations, Prince Madoc's blue-eyed descendants migrated along the great waterways of the primeval New World, mingling their blood, their legends, and their dreams with the native peoples. This is their story. |
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Page 55
... Mereddyd had never been in danger before . Since boyhood he had been apprentice to the king's own bard , the famous Gwalchmai , fully protected by the sovereign . He had never had to think of violence , except the remote vi- olence of ...
... Mereddyd had never been in danger before . Since boyhood he had been apprentice to the king's own bard , the famous Gwalchmai , fully protected by the sovereign . He had never had to think of violence , except the remote vi- olence of ...
Page 96
... Mereddyd , who was near her . “ Can you calm that wretch and try to learn what might have happened to the people here ? " Mereddyd , and only Mereddyd , had learned to convey and to understand a few simple words and ideas with her ...
... Mereddyd , who was near her . “ Can you calm that wretch and try to learn what might have happened to the people here ? " Mereddyd , and only Mereddyd , had learned to convey and to understand a few simple words and ideas with her ...
Page 97
... Mereddyd saw nothing but the drifting dark flecks in various quadrants of the sky that he knew to be vultures . There were many drifts of them , and Mereddyd said , " Do you suppose , my lord , we shall find more and yet more dead up ...
... Mereddyd saw nothing but the drifting dark flecks in various quadrants of the sky that he knew to be vultures . There were many drifts of them , and Mereddyd said , " Do you suppose , my lord , we shall find more and yet more dead up ...
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